The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline

This paper investigates several aspects of the relationship between sovereign credit ratings and fiscal discipline. The analysis of over one thousand country–year observations for 93 countries during the 1999–2010 period reveals that a country’s debt level is likely to increase with higher ratings,...

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Main Authors: Duygun, Meryem, Ozturk, Huseyin, Shaban, Mohamed
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Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39093/
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Shaban, Mohamed
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description This paper investigates several aspects of the relationship between sovereign credit ratings and fiscal discipline. The analysis of over one thousand country–year observations for 93 countries during the 1999–2010 period reveals that a country’s debt level is likely to increase with higher ratings, confirming the existence of pro–cyclicality and path dependence of ratings. In addition, the study finds no evidence to support the theory of Political Business Cycle, which implies that political ambitions may lead to fiscal worsening following a rating upgrade. The study findings further demonstrate that institutional quality is an important factor in the ratings–fiscal discipline nexus.
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spelling nottingham-390932020-05-04T17:50:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39093/ The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline Duygun, Meryem Ozturk, Huseyin Shaban, Mohamed This paper investigates several aspects of the relationship between sovereign credit ratings and fiscal discipline. The analysis of over one thousand country–year observations for 93 countries during the 1999–2010 period reveals that a country’s debt level is likely to increase with higher ratings, confirming the existence of pro–cyclicality and path dependence of ratings. In addition, the study finds no evidence to support the theory of Political Business Cycle, which implies that political ambitions may lead to fiscal worsening following a rating upgrade. The study findings further demonstrate that institutional quality is an important factor in the ratings–fiscal discipline nexus. Elsevier 2016-05-24 Article PeerReviewed Duygun, Meryem, Ozturk, Huseyin and Shaban, Mohamed (2016) The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline. Emerging Markets Review, 27 . pp. 197-216. ISSN 1566-0141 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156601411630019X doi:10.1016/j.ememar.2016.05.002 doi:10.1016/j.ememar.2016.05.002
spellingShingle Duygun, Meryem
Ozturk, Huseyin
Shaban, Mohamed
The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
title The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
title_full The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
title_fullStr The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
title_full_unstemmed The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
title_short The role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
title_sort role of sovereign credit ratings in fiscal discipline
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39093/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39093/