Using DEA and financial ratings for credit risk evaluation: an empirical analysis

Gianpaolo Iazzolino, Maria Elena Bruni and Patrizia Beraldi

Applied Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 20, issue 14, 1310-1317

Abstract: The article deals with the methodologies for credit risk evaluation. It describes an empirical analysis carried out on a sample of Italian firms belonging to the leather manufacturing and wholesale industry. The study uses the efficiency, calculated through data envelopment analysis (DEA), and the credit rating at the same time. As long as efficiency is calculated by using inputs and outputs strictly linked to the credit reliability of the firm, the study confirms that there is a relationship between efficiency and credit rating, and then that efficiency can be considered as an early warning index for evaluating credit risk.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.806771

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