Rating Through-the-Cycle : What does the Concept Imply for Rating Stability and Accuracy? /

Credit rating agencies face a difficult trade-off between delivering both accurate and stable ratings. In particular, its users have consistently expressed a preference for rating stability, driven by the transactions costs induced by trading when ratings change frequently. Rating agencies generally...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kiff, John
Other Authors: Kisser, Michael, Schumacher, Liliana
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/064
Online Access:Full text available on IMF