Explaining credit rating differences between Japanese and U.S. agencies

Review of Financial Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-344

  Shin, Yoon S ^a   Moore, William T ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit ratings; Keiretsu

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242551980     PISSN: 10583300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rfe.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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