Bias or ignorance? The politics and economics behind sovereign credit ratings
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Keywords
home bias; in-group bias; sovereign credit ratings; credit rating agencies; international finance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
- F65 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Finance
- G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
- H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
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