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Rating Inflation

Rating Inflation is a phenomenon in credit risk assessment where assigned credit ratings are systematically elevated beyond their warranted level relative to an objective benchmark, leading to an overstatement of creditworthiness.

66

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3K

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131

Authors

107

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

19

Variants

Credit Rating Inflation

Parents

Publications

66

Ratings shopping and asset complexity: A theory of ratings inflation

Vasiliki Skreta, Laura Veldkamp · Journal of Monetary Economics · 2009 · 498 citations

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Grade integrity and the representation of academic achievement

D. Royce Sadler · Studies in Higher Education · 2009 · 180 citations

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Ratings Shopping and Asset Complexity: A Theory of Ratings Inflation

Vasiliki Skreta, Laura Veldkamp · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2008 · 152 citations · Full text

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Information reliability and welfare: A theory of coarse credit ratings

Anand M. Goel, Anjan V. Thakor · Journal of Financial Economics · 2014 · 98 citations

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The Effects of an Anti-Grade Inflation Policy at Wellesley College

Kristin F. Butcher, Patrick J. McEwan, Akila Weerapana · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2014 · 95 citations · Full text

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Authors

131

  1. VS
    Vasiliki Skreta

    New York University, United States

    3 publications · 681 citations

    3

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  2. LV
    Laura Veldkamp

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    3 publications · 681 citations

    3

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  3. RT
    Rahul Telang

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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  4. CH
    Chong Huang

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    2 publications · 101 citations

    2

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  5. SK
    Sharon Kozicki

    Bank of Canada, Canada

    2 publications · 77 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

107

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    340 citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    49 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    248 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Dallas

    Richardson, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    135 citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  7. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    83 citations

  8. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 15 publications · 611 citations

    13

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  2. Management Science

    4 publications · 206 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. The Journal of Economic Education

    2 publications · 106 citations

    2

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Monetary Economics

    2 publications · 514 citations

    2

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