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This paper investigates the effect of competition among credit rating agencies on ratings quality. Specifically, we study how the ratings quality of a small local rating agency (DBRS) responds to competition from a large global rating agency (S&P) in rating Canadian corporate bonds. We find that...
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Carr, Mathewson and Quigley (1995) (CMQ) introduce new archival evidence to challenge the hypothesis that Canadian banks enjoyed considerable capital forbearance during the 1930s (Kryzanowski and Roberts 1993) (KR). This note examines what the CMQ evidence has to tell us once opportunity-cost...
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We employ a comprehensive data set and a variety of methods to provide evidence on the magnitude of large banks' funding advantage in Canada in addition to the extent to which market discipline exists across different securities issued by the Canadian banks. The banking sector in Canada provides...
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