This paper examines the relationship between sovereign credit ratings and FDI flows from 31 OECD donor countries to 72 recipient (OECD and non-OECD) countries over the period of 1985-2012. There are three main findings in the paper. First, sovereign credit ratings of donor and recipient are...

This paper examines the influence of sovereign credit ratings and relative risk ratings on private capital flows to 26 emerging and frontier market economies, using quarterly data for 1998-2017. A dynamic panel regression model is used to estimate the relationship between ratings and capital...

We analyse the role of sovereign credit ratings as determinants of FDI outflows from 17 emerging market donor countries to 71 recipient countries. Sovereign ratings of donor countries have a positive influence on FDI outflows, suggesting that better rated donors are more likely to send FDIs....