Machine generated contents note: 1. Credit Rating Agencies as Gatekeepers -- 2. Establishing the Determinants of Sovereign Debt Ratings: Is There Really Room for Bias? -- 3. Resilience in Spite of Controversy: Conditions for Bias in the Credit Rating Industry -- 4. Trends in Sovereign Debt...

In many small developing countries, the benefits of capital market development are not realized, as banks dominate and stock markets struggle to establish a firm footing in the economy, remaining relatively illiquid and volatile. This paper examines the determinants of stock market volatility in...