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R. John Irwin:

2012

Title: Appraising Credit Ratings: Does the CAP Fit Better than the ROC?

Author: Irwin, R. John ; Irwin, C Timothy

Series: Working Paper No. 2012/122

Date: May 1, 2012

Subject: Credit ratings Income distribution

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