Rating agencies' signals during the European sovereign debt crisis: Market impact and spillovers

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 144-162

  Alsakka, Rasha ^a   Ap Gwilym, Owain ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agencies' signals; Credit outlook watch; European sovereign debt crisis; Foreign exchange market; Spillover effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871974350     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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