Sovereign credit rating: Evidence of bias against poor countries
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Credit rating agencies; Sovereign debt; Developing countries;All these keywords.
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- G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
- G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
- O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
- F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
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