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Corporate bond ratings changes and economic instability: Evidence from the Korean financial crisis

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  • Joo, Sang Lyong
  • Pruitt, Stephen W.

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  • Joo, Sang Lyong & Pruitt, Stephen W., 2006. "Corporate bond ratings changes and economic instability: Evidence from the Korean financial crisis," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 90(1), pages 12-20, January.
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    2. Thomas Lagner & Dodozu Knyphausen‐Aufseß, 2012. "Rating Agencies as Gatekeepers to the Capital Market: Practical Implications of 40 Years of Research," Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 21(3), pages 157-202, August.
    3. Byung S. Min, 2007. "Changing Pattern Of Corporate Governance And Financing In The Korean Chaebols," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 26(3), pages 211-230, September.
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