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Should more local governments purchase a bond rating?

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Arthur Allen ()
George Sanders ()
Donna Dudney ()
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Volume (Year): 32 (2009)
Issue (Month): 4 (May)
Pages: 421-438
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Keywords: Ratings; Municipal bonds; Selection bias; G12; G24; H74;

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  1. Roden, Peyton Foster & Bassler, John, 1996. "Effect of Underwriter Prestige on the Interest Cost of Municipal Bond Offerings," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 31(3), pages 641-66, August.
  2. Loviscek, Anthony L & Crowley, Frederick D, 1990. "What Is in a Municipal Bond Rating?," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 25(1), pages 25-53, February.
  3. Heckman, James J, 1979. "Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 47(1), pages 153-61, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Ingram, Robert W & Brooks, Leroy D & Copeland, Ronald M, 1983. " The Information Content of Municipal Bond Rating Changes: A Note," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 38(3), pages 997-1003, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Cantor, Richard & Packer, Frank, 1997. "Differences of opinion and selection bias in the credit rating industry," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 21(10), pages 1395-1417, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. moon, Choon-Geol & Stotsky, Janet G., 1993. "Municipal bond rating analysis : Sample selectivity and simultaneous equations bias," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 29-50, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Reeve, James M. & Herring, Hartwell C., 1986. "An examination of nonrated municipal bonds," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 65-76, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Thompson, G Rodney & Vaz, Peter, 1990. "Dual Bond Ratings: A Test of the Certification Function of Rating Agencies," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 25(3), pages 457-71, August.
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