Sovereign credit ratings, capital flows and financial sector development in emerging markets

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-39

  Kim, Suk Joong ^a   Wu, Eliza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capital flows and sovereign risk; Credit ratings; Emerging markets; Financial development; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449111664     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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