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Ratings assignments: lessons from international banks

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posted on 2023-06-08, 12:26 authored by Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Roman Matousek, Chris Stewart
This paper estimates ordered logit models for bank ratings which include a country index to capture country-specific variation. The empirical findings support the hypothesis that the individual international bank ratings assigned by Fitch Ratings are underpinned by fundamental quantitative financial analyses. Also, there is strong evidence of a country effect. Our model is shown to provide accurate predictions of bank ratings for the period prior to the 2007–2008 banking crisis based upon publicly available information. However, our results also suggest that quantitative models are unlikely to predict ratings with complete accuracy. Furthermore, we find that both quantitative models and rating agencies are likely to produce highly inaccurate predictions of ratings during periods of financial instability.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of International Money and Finance

ISSN

02615606

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

6

Volume

31

Page range

1593-1606

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  • Business and Management Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-09-18

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