Have Rating Agencies Become More Conservative? Implications for Capital Structure and Debt Pricing

The Journal of finance (New York), 2014-10, Vol.69 (5), p.1961-2005 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2014 American Finance Association ;2014 the American Finance Association ;Copyright Blackwell Publishers Inc. Oct 2014 ;ISSN: 0022-1082 ;ISSN: 1540-6261 ;EISSN: 1540-6261 ;DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12153 ;CODEN: JLFIAN

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