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The ownership of ratings

Faure-Grimaud, Antoine, Peyrache, Eloic and Quesada, Lucia (2009) The ownership of ratings. RAND Journal of Economics, 40 (2). pp. 234-257. ISSN 0741-6261

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Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2009.00063.x

Abstract

We identify the optimal contract between a rating agency and a firm and the circumstances under which simple ownership contracts implement this optimal solution. We assume that the decision to obtain a rating is endogenous and the price of a rating is a strategic variable. Clients hiding their ratings can be an equilibrium only if they are ex ante uncertain of their quality and if the hiring decision is not observable. For some distribution functions, a competitive rating market is necessary for this result to obtain. In this context, competition between rating intermediaries will lead to less information in equilibrium.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(IS...
Additional Information: © 2009 Wiley-Blackwell
Divisions: Economics
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Date Deposited: 04 Apr 2011 17:25
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2024 05:24
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30498

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