Credit rating agencies are frequently criticized for producing sovereign ratings that do not accurately reflect the economic and political fundamentals of rated countries. This article discusses how the home country of rating agencies could affect rating decisions as a result of political...

This paper studies spillovers across sovereign debt markets in the wake of sovereign rating changes. To this end, we use an extensive dataset covering all announcements by the three major agencies (Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch) and daily sovereign bond market movements of up to 74 developed...

Introduction - discrimination, vulnerable consumers and financial inclusion (Stănescu & Gikay) -- Tackling issues in consumer credit : the role of human rights (Ondersma) -- Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract : the interplay between private law and human rights in light of...