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Has the Crisis Affected the Behavior of the Rating Agencies? Panel Evidence from the Eurozone

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  • Periklis Boumparis

    (Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece)

  • Costas Milas

    (Department of Economics, University of Liverpool, UK; The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, Italy)

  • Theodore Panagiotidis

    (Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece; The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, Italy)

Abstract

We examine the determinants of credit ratings for the Eurozone countries over the period 2002-2013 within a panel framework that allows for cross-sectional dependence. We find that government debt and the cumulative current account exert a stronger impact on ratings post-2008 compared to the period before.

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  • Periklis Boumparis & Costas Milas & Theodore Panagiotidis, 2015. "Has the Crisis Affected the Behavior of the Rating Agencies? Panel Evidence from the Eurozone," Working Paper series 15-30, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis.
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    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
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