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Credit Rating Agencies: An Analysis Through the Lenses of Industrial Organization, Finance and Regulation

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  • Lawrence J. White, 2016. "Credit Rating Agencies: An Analysis Through the Lenses of Industrial Organization, Finance and Regulation," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(2), pages 202-226, May.
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