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Rating Agencies – An Experimental Analysis of their Remuneration Model
Does it matter who pays for ratings? Yes, but not for the rating agencies’ behavior. These are the findings of our experiment where we analyze the effect of the remuneration model of rating agencies on their assessments as well as on investors’ and issuers’ behavior. First, we find that rating agenc...
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| Published in: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 55-2014) |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2014
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| Online Access: | PDF Full Text |
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| Summary: | Does it matter who pays for ratings? Yes, but not for the rating agencies’ behavior. These are the findings of our experiment where we analyze the effect of the remuneration model of rating agencies on their assessments as well as on investors’ and issuers’ behavior. First, we find that rating agencies’ assessments are comparable whether the agency is (partially) paid by issuers, investors, or solely by the experimenter. Issuers, on the other hand, more often do not return investor’s trust when they or investors pay for ratings. Further, investors more often act according to the agencies’ recommendations when they have to pay for this information. |
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| Physical Description: | 27 Pages |
| ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
| DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0354 |