The informational content of unsolicited ratings

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-599

  Behr, Patrick ^a   Güttler, André ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Event study; Rating agency; Stock market; Unsolicited ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 41349122071     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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