The effects of corporate governance on firms' credit ratings

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 203-243

  Ashbaugh Skaife, Hollis ^a   Collins, Daniel W ^b   LaFond, Ryan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Credit rating; Executive compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746863743     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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