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Effects of fiscal credibility on sovereign risk: evidence using comprehensive credit rating measures

International journal of emerging markets, 2022-02, Vol.17 (3), p.858-888 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Emerald Publishing Limited ;Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 ;ISSN: 1746-8809 ;EISSN: 1746-8817 ;DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-06-2020-0697

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  • Title:
    Effects of fiscal credibility on sovereign risk: evidence using comprehensive credit rating measures
  • Author: Montes, Gabriel Caldas ; Costa, Julyara
  • Subjects: Bond ratings ; Case studies ; Credibility ; Credit ratings ; Credit risk ; Debt ; Default ; Emerging markets ; Experts ; Financial institutions ; Financial market ; Fiscal policy ; Interest rates ; International finance ; Investments ; Macroeconomics ; Rating services ; Ratings & rankings ; Risk assessment ; Risk perception ; Securities markets ; Solvency ; Sustainability ; Variables
  • Is Part Of: International journal of emerging markets, 2022-02, Vol.17 (3), p.858-888
  • Description: PurposeSince sovereign ratings provided by credit rating agencies (CRAs) are a key determinant of the interest rates a country faces in the international financial market and once sovereign ratings may have a constraining impact on the ratings assigned to domestic banks or companies, some studies have focused on identifying the determinants of sovereign credit risk assessments provided by CRAs. In particular, this study estimates the effect of fiscal credibility on sovereign risk using four different comprehensive credit rating (CCR) measures obtained from CRAs' announcements and two different fiscal credibility indicators.Design/methodology/approachWe build comprehensive credit rating (CCR) measures to capture sovereign risk. These measures are calculated using sovereign ratings, the rating outlooks and credit watches issued by the three main credit rating agencies (S&P, Moody's and Fitch) for long-term foreign-currency Brazilian bonds. Based on monthly data from 2003 to 2018, we use different econometric estimation techniques in order to provide robust results.FindingsThe results indicate that fiscal credibility exerts both short- and long-run effects on sovereign risk perception, and macroeconomic fundamentals are important long-run determinants.Practical implicationsSince fiscal credibility reflects the government's ability to maintain budgetary balance and sustainable public debt, the government should keep its commitment to responsible fiscal policies so as not to deteriorate expectations formed by financial market experts about the fiscal scenario and, thus, to achieve better credit assessments issued by CRAs with respect to sovereign debt bonds. Sovereign credit rating assessment is a voluntary practice. It is up to the country whether they want to apply for a rating assessment or not. Thus, without a sovereign rating, one must find an alternative to measure the sovereign risk of a country. In this sense, an important practical implication that this study provides is that fiscal credibility can be used as a leading indicator of sovereign risk perceptions obtained from CRAs or even as a proxy for sovereign risk.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to verify how important the expectations of financial market experts in relation to the fiscal effort required to keep public debt at a sustainable level (i.e. fiscal credibility) are to sovereign risk perception of credit rating agencies. In this sense, the study is the first to address this relation, and thus it contributes to the literature that seeks to understand the determinants of sovereign ratings in emerging countries.
  • Publisher: Bradford: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1746-8809
    EISSN: 1746-8817
    DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-06-2020-0697
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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