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Why U.S. Financial Markets Need a Public Credit Rating Agency

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  • Diomande M. Ahmed

    (New York State Senate Finance Committee)

  • Heintz James S.

    (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

  • Pollin Robert N.

    (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Abstract

The financial crisis reveals a need for a public credit rating agency that is not in the pay of issuers, according to M. Ahmed Diomande, James Heintz, and Robert Pollin.

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  • Diomande M. Ahmed & Heintz James S. & Pollin Robert N., 2009. "Why U.S. Financial Markets Need a Public Credit Rating Agency," The Economists' Voice, De Gruyter, vol. 6(6), pages 1-4, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:evoice:v:6:y:2009:i:6:n:6
    DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1507
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    1. Gebhard Kirchgässner, 2009. "Die Krise der Wirtschaft: Auch eine Krise der Wirtschaftswissenschaften?," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 10(4), pages 436-468, November.
    2. Huang, Yu-Li & Shen, Chung-Hua, 2019. "What role does the investor-paid rating agency play in China? Competitor or information provider," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 253-272.
    3. Lukyanov, Georgy & Shamruk, Konstantin & Su, Tong & Wakrim, Ahmed, 2022. "Public communication with externalities," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 177-196.
    4. Gerald Epstein & Robert Pollin, 2011. "Regulating Wall Street: Exploring the Political Economy of the Possible," Working Papers wp256, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
    5. Hu, Xiaolu & Huang, Haozhi & Pan, Zheyao & Shi, Jing, 2019. "Information asymmetry and credit rating: A quasi-natural experiment from China," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 132-152.
    6. Steven Scalet & Thomas Kelly, 2012. "The Ethics of Credit Rating Agencies: What Happened and the Way Forward," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 111(4), pages 477-490, December.

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