Credit ratings in the Japanese bond market

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Recently, credit ratings have been enhancing the influence on issuers as well as the national economy. This paper explains the historical development and several current features of the Japanese bond market, and discusses why credit ratings gained a significant role in the 1990s. We also present empirical research on credit ratings in the Japanese bond market, and discuss how foreign raters tend to assign lower credit ratings than Japanese ones, but that the relative ratings among raters end up being similar. Finally, we clarify the issues that remained to be solved before credit rating companies can be considered truly reliable.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ISER Discussion Paper ; No. 654

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage; Ratings and Ratings Agencies
• Subject: Credit Ratings ; Bond Market ; Japanese Economy ; American Raters ; Kreditwürdigkeit ; Rentenmarkt ; Bewertung ; Japan

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Yamori, Nobuyoshi ; Nishigaki, Narunto ; Asai, Yoshihiro
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
• (where): Osaka
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/92777
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET