Sovereign ceilings “lite”? The impact of sovereign ratings on corporate ratings
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Banking & Finance
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0378-4266
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.07.006