Why U.S. Financial Markets Need a Public Credit Rating Agency

M. Ahmed Diomande, New York State Senate Finance Committee
James S. Heintz, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert N. Pollin, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Summary

The financial crisis reveals a need for a public credit rating agency that is not in the pay of issuers, according to M. Ahmed Diomande, James Heintz, and Robert Pollin.

Recommended Citation

Diomande, M. Ahmed; Heintz, James S.; and Pollin, Robert N. (2009) "Why U.S. Financial Markets Need a Public Credit Rating Agency," The Economists' Voice: Vol. 6 : Iss. 6, Article 6.
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1507
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss6/art6

 
 
 
 

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