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The authors would like to thank the financial analysts at Fitch Ratings, Ltd. for providing information on their rating methodology, and Bankscope for providing detailed bank reports. The authors also thank Benton Gup, Junsoo Lee, Patrick Van Roy, Peter Pope (the editor), and the anonymous referee for constructive comments and suggestions. The authors gratefully acknowledge a research grant from the Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Any errors are the authors’ own.
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Are Unsolicited Credit Ratings Lower? International Evidence From Bank Ratings
Article first published online: 16 NOV 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00646.x
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Poon, W. P. H. and Firth, M. (2005), Are Unsolicited Credit Ratings Lower? International Evidence From Bank Ratings. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 32: 1741–1771. doi: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00646.x
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The authors would like to thank the financial analysts at Fitch Ratings, Ltd. for providing information on their rating methodology, and Bankscope for providing detailed bank reports. The authors also thank Benton Gup, Junsoo Lee, Patrick Van Roy, Peter Pope (the editor), and the anonymous referee for constructive comments and suggestions. The authors gratefully acknowledge a research grant from the Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Any errors are the authors’ own.
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- Issue published online: 16 NOV 2005
- Article first published online: 16 NOV 2005
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