The impact of rating changes in Australian financial markets

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Creighton, Adam ^a   Gower, Luke ^b   Richards, Anthony J ^a  

^a RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Portfolio and Market Risk Management Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Credit ratings; Event studies; Ratings changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845863660     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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