Ratings, rating agencies and the global financial system: Summary and policy implications

Carmen Reinhart, Richard Levich and Giovanni Majoni

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Abstract: In this introductory chapter, we begin with a brief overview of the issues that have Motivated our research into the role of credit ratings and credit rating agencies in the global financial system. We then summarize the main themes in each of the papers and highlight the major findings. In the final section, we suggest several policy implications and conclusions that can be drawn from this research.

Keywords: Rating; credit; sovereign; corporate; risk; lending (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D53 E42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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