Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the watchlistʺ (rating review) Instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position, as proposed by Boot, Milbourn, and...

Credit rating agencies do not only disclose simple ratings but announce watchlists (rating reviews) and outlooks as well. This paper analyzes the economic function underlying the review procedure. Using Moody's rating data between 1982 and 2004, we find that for borrowers of high...

Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the "watchlist" (rating review) instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position, as proposed by Boot, Milbourn, and...

Ein wesentliches Ziel der externen Rechnungslegung besteht in der Vermittlung entscheidungsrelevanter Informationen. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, befinden sich die länderspezifischen Rechnungslegungsregelsysteme in einer steten Evolution. Während bisher die Weiterentwicklung der...