Sovereign ratings and oil-exporting countries: The effect of high oil prices on ratings

International Review of Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-138

  Breunig, Robert V ^a   Chia, Tse Chern ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84923834415     PISSN: 1369412X     EISSN: 14682443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irfi.12036     Document Type: Article

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