Rating agencies and the role of rating publication rights

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2412-2422

  Mählmann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Information disclosure; Private ratings; Rating agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949089032     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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