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Reliance of Sovereign Credit Ratings on Governance Indicators

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  • Huseyin Ozturk

    (The Undersecretariat of the Turkish Treasury, Ankara, Turkey.)

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This study attempts to provide one of the first comprehensive analyses on the relationship between sovereign credit ratings and governance indicators. The analyses are performed using ordered response models and panel regression techniques. The findings indicate that better governance, measured by six different Worldwide Governance Indicators, is positively associated with higher credit ratings. I also find that sovereign credit ratings significantly respond to the developments in these indicators. These results imply that credit rating agencies remain alert on the quality of governance. This caution sheds doubt on the accuracy of sovereign credit ratings since several measures of governance, and Worldwide Governance Indicators in particular, have several weaknesses. This article proposes that credit rating agencies consider employing their internal sources to measure the quality of governance to eliminate reliance on governance indicators.

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  • Huseyin Ozturk, 2016. "Reliance of Sovereign Credit Ratings on Governance Indicators," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 28(2), pages 184-212, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:28:y:2016:i:2:p:184-212
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    1. Guneren Genc, Elif & Deniz Basar, Ozlem, 2019. "Comparison of Country Ratings of Credit Rating Agencies with MOORA Method," Business and Economics Research Journal, Uludag University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, vol. 10(2), pages 391-404, April.
    2. Duygun, Meryem & Ozturk, Huseyin & Shaban, Mohamed, 2016. "The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(C), pages 197-216.

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