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Market Discipline Through Credit Ratings and Too-Big-To-Fail in Banking?

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  • Sascha KOLARIC

    (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

  • Florian KIESEL

    (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

  • Steven ONGENA

    (University of Zurich and Swiss Finance Institute)

Abstract

We assess whether credit ratings help enforce market discipline on banks. We nd that rating downgrades for internal reasons, such as adverse changes in the operating performance or capital structure of the banks, are associated with a significant CDS spread widening, but only for banks that are not perceived to be Too-Big-to-Fail. Our findings question the reliability of credit ratings as a tool to discipline large banks and suggests regulatory monitoring should remain the main mechanism for disciplining these banks.

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  • Sascha KOLARIC & Florian KIESEL & Steven ONGENA, 2017. "Market Discipline Through Credit Ratings and Too-Big-To-Fail in Banking?," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 17-09, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp1709
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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