Credit agency regulation and the impact of credit ratings in the international bond market

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-331

  Brookfield, David ^a   Ormrod, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credit Ratings Credit Agencies Formal Legal Status Impact On Yields Of Bonds

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249785912     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13518470050195092     Document Type: Article

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