The Relative Importance of Political and Economic Variables in Creditworthiness Ratings.

This study examines the relative importance of political and economic variables in the determination of a country's standing in credit ratings provided by commercial rating agencies. It finds that creditworthiness appears to be determined primarily by economic variables. While including politic...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/046
Online Access:Full text available on IMF