A Recipe for Ratings Reform

Charles Calomiris

The Economists' Voice, 2009, vol. 6, issue 11, 4

Abstract: Contrary to conventional wisdom, incentives to inflate credit ratings reflect pressures from buy-side investors who use inflated ratings to reduce the impact of regulation and ratings-based restrictions on their portfolio holdings. Charles Calomiris suggests ways to get effective reform.

Date: 2009
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