To see whether positive or negative abnormal returns exist when corporate's credit rate evaluated by commercial paper is adjusted upward or downward in within-group,between-group and all kinds of group, I examines the abnoumal returns on 132 listing f...
To see whether positive or negative abnormal returns exist when corporate's credit rate evaluated by commercial paper is adjusted upward or downward in within-group,between-group and all kinds of group, I examines the abnoumal returns on 132 listing firms' commercial papers.When the three Credit rating Firms(NICC,KIS,and KMCC)in Korea, decreases credit rates of commercial paper, negative average abnormal returns exist at within-group,between-group and all kinds of group.
On the contrary, when Credit Rating Firms increases credit rates of commercial paper,it appears also negative return effects to firms.
I infer the estimating period,1999 which was two years after the IMF ear begins,would influence the nagative return effects to investors.
Because the 1999 was year which most of investors concentrate their concerns on the firm's credit ratings,the news itself that is now evaluating firms would have a negative information effect firms.