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Examining the Behavior of Credit Rating Agencies Post 2008 Economic Turmoil

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|Dec 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2017-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 76
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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