The Impact of Implicit Government Guarantee on Credit Rating of Municipal Investment Bonds

Yan Zhang, Yixiang Tian and Lin Chen

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Abstract: One type of bond with the most implicit government guarantee is municipal investment bonds. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of downgrades in the credit ratings of municipal bonds, which has led some people to question whether the implicit government guarantee may affect the objectivity of the bond ratings? This paper uses text mining methods to mine relevant policy documents related to municipal investment bond issuance, and calculates the implicit guarantee strength of municipal investment bonds based on the PMC index model. It further analyzes the impact of the implicit guarantee strength of municipal bonds on their credit evaluation. The study found that the implicit government guarantee on municipal investment bonds does indeed help to raise the credit ratings assigned by credit rating agencies. The study found that, moreover, the government's implicit guarantee has a more pronounced effect in boosting credit ratings in less developed western regions.

Date: 2024-09
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