A ratings-based approach to measuring so
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Eli M. Remolona; Michela Scatigna; Eliza Wu
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract We propose a new approach to measuring sovereign default risk. We use sovereign credit ratings and historical default rates provided by credit rating agencies to construct a measure of ratingsβimplied expected loss. We compare our measure of expected loss from sovereign defaults with st