An Alternative Methodology for Estimating Credit Quality Transition Matrices

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
478
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C4, E44, G21, G23, G38
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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