The Effect of Credit Ratings on Disclosure: Evidence from the Recalibration of Moody's Municipal Ratings
This paper examines how credit rating levels affect municipal debt issuers’ disclosure decisions. Using exogenous upgrades in credit rating levels caused by the recalibration of Moody's municipal ratings scale in 2010, we find that upgraded municipalities significantly reduce their disclosure o...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130499 |