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SOLICITED VERSUS UNSOLICITED RATINGS: THE ROLE OF SELECTION
Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions, 2019 This paper analyzes the extent to which selection explains the observed discrepancy between solicited and unsolicited ratings. I propose a model of selection with truth telling rating agencies and borrowers with the ability to veto the revelation of the ...
ANNA GIBERT
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Modeling and Estimating Shadow Sovereign Ratings
Contemporary Economics, 2015 This paper describes and evaluates “shadow” sovereign credit ratings, which represent the credit ratings of countries that are not rated by credit rating agencies. Credit ratings represent the creditworthiness of companies or governments. They are important in attracting foreign capital.
Ivanovic, Zoran +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cerebellar ataxia after pediatric brain tumor treatment can cause persistent gait, balance, and speech impairment, yet no established rehabilitation strategy exists. Somato‐cognitive coordination therapy (SCCT) is a virtual reality–guided intervention designed to promote sensorimotor integration through visually constrained reaching
Masanobu Takeuchi +10 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier +10 more
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Sovereign Credit Rating Mismatches [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017 We study the factors behind split ratings in sovereign credit ratings from different agencies, for the period 1980-2015. We employ random effects ordered and simple probit approaches to assess the explanatory power of different macroeconomic, government and financial variables. Our results show that structural balances and the existence of a default in
Afonso, António +2 more
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Financialization and the politics of credit rating agencies in Brazilian presidential transitions
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, 2022 This paper analyzes credit rating agencies’ actions in Brazilian presidential transitions in the light of what is understood as financialization. It argues that the agencies, from their position in the international financial system, express and promote ...
Pedro Lange Netto Machado
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot +6 more
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The shadow economy: a relevant factor for investment decisions in selected European Union countries
Financial Theory and Practice, 2015 The estimation of sovereign risk indicators has a key role for the investment decisions. We were witnesses of inaccurate ratings before the last economic crisis, which altered significantly the results expected by many investors.
Miroslava Kostova Karaboytcheva +1 more
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DETERMINANTS OF SOVEREIGN BONDS RATINGS: A ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS [PDF]
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2016 ABSTRACTSeveral studies have attempted to deduce the determinants of sovereign bond ratings. In this study, Extreme Bounds Analysis is applied to approximately 30 factors proposed by the literature in order to assess their robustness with a focus on the relative importance that economic and political variables receive in the shaping of the ratings.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2018, the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center Leukemia Program implemented a practice standard to support the transition from treatment to survivorship that includes shared, alternating care between leukemia and survivorship clinicians and a reminder to refer survivors to the long‐term survivor clinic (LTSC) 2 years after ...
Ji Yun Tark +9 more
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