The Informational Content of Credit Ratings in Brazil: An Event Study

This study analyzes the effect of credit rating announcements on stock returns in the Brazilian market during 1997-2011. We conducted an event study using a sample of 242 observations of listed companies, 179 from Standard and Poor’s and 63 from Moody’s, to analyze stock market reaction. Abnormal re...

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Main Authors: Flávia Cruz de Souza Murcia, Fernando Dal-Ri Murcia, José Alonso Borba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Finance 2014-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Finanças
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Online Access:http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/rbfin/article/view/9264