The disciplining effect of credit default swap trading on the quality of credit rating agencies†

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This study examines whether credit default swap (CDS) trading initiation can serve as a disciplining mechanism for leading rating agencies. Specifically, we investigate agencies improve their quality when an alternative source of risk information from CDS threatens to expose inaccuracies in ratings. Understanding potential drivers is important given the prominence debt market gatekeepers and perceptions that have underperformed providing high-quality assessments recent decades. We hypothesize find improves accuracy issuer-paid evidence robust number sensitivity tests including ways measuring correction selection bias. also timeliness ratings, watch list, outlook placements post-initiation—particularly negative shocks risk. contributes literature by documenting help discipline It studying implications market. L'effet disciplinant de la négociation des contrats d’échange sur risque crédit qualité notations Cette étude examine si l'amorce peut servir mécanisme disciplinaire pour les principales agences notation crédit. Plus précisément, auteurs cherchent à savoir améliorent leurs lorsqu'une d'information le provenant menace d'exposer inexactitudes notations. Il est comprendre facteurs potentiels compte tenu proéminence titre gardiens du marché dettes et selon lesquelles n'ont pas réussi fournir évaluations haute au cours dernières décennies. Les émettent l'hypothèse constatent que augmente précision payées par l’émetteur. preuve solide vis-à-vis plusieurs sensibilité, y compris méthodes alternatives mesure biais sélection. également rapidité l’évaluation crédit, liste surveillance sous favorise subséquente - en particulier chocs négatifs contribue littérature montrant aider discipliner notation. Elle étudiant CDS. Online Appendix. Supporting Please note: The publisher not responsible content or functionality any supporting supplied authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed corresponding author article.

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عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Accounting Research

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1911-3846', '0823-9150']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12745