Are All Ratings Created Equal? The Impact of Issuer Size on the Pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities

Journal of Finance

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2097-2137

  He, Jie Jack ^a   Qian, Jun Qj ^b   Strahan, Philip E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84869816737     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2012.01782.x     Document Type: Article

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