The Relative Importance of Political and Economic Variables in Creditworthiness Ratings

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Nadeem Ul Haque

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Nelson C. Mark

University of Notre Dame - Department of Economics and Econometrics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Donald J. Mathieson

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Date Written: April 1998

Abstract

This study examines the relative importance of political and economic variables in the determination of a country`s standing in credit ratings provided by commercial rating agencies. It finds that creditworthiness appears to be determined primarily by economic variables. While including political events can improve the explanatory power of the regressions, the exclusion of political variables does not bias the parameter estimates for the effects of economic variables.

Keywords: Credit ratings, creditworthiness

JEL Classification: G15, G24, P52

Suggested Citation

Ul Haque, Nadeem and Mark, Nelson Chung and Mathieson, Donald J., The Relative Importance of Political and Economic Variables in Creditworthiness Ratings (April 1998). IMF Working Paper No. 98/46, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=882300

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Nelson Chung Mark

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Donald J. Mathieson

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