American Business Law JournalVolume 52, Issue 4 p. 673-720 Original Article A Strict Liability Regime for Rating Agencies Alessio M. Pacces, Alessio M. PaccesSearch for more papers by this authorAlessandro Romano, Alessandro RomanoSearch for more papers by this author Alessio M. Pacces, Alessio M. PaccesSearch for more papers by this authorAlessandro Romano, Alessandro RomanoSearch for more papers by this author First published: 21 October 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/ablj.12054Citations: 6 A previous version of this article was published as ECGI research paper in law and a short summary of it was posted on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Part of the research included in this article was carried out at the Study Center Gerzensee of the Swiss National Bank, whose hospitality is gratefully acknowledged. This article benefited from the feedback of participants in the 2014 European Summer Symposium on Economic Theory (ESSET) in Gerzensee, the 2014 MaCCI Law and Economics Conference on Financial Regulation and Competition in Mannheim, the 2013 Meeting of the Canadian Association in Law and Economics in Toronto, the 15th Joint Seminar of the European Association of Law and Economics and the Geneva Association in Girona, the 4th Annual Conference of the Spanish Association of Law and Economics in Granada, and the 11th Annual Meeting of the German Association of Law and Economics in Bolzano. We thank Gaia Barone, Patrick Bolton, Jeff Gordon, Alice Guerra, Martin Hellwig, Todd Henderson, Claire Hill, Giovanni Immordino, Yair Listokin, Vyacheslav Mikhed, Marcello Puca, Pietro Reichlin, Roberta Romano, Ulrich Schroeter, Alan Schwartz, Bob Scott, Angela Troisi, and Roland Vaubel for valuable comments on previous versions of this work. The usual disclaimers apply. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume52, Issue4Winter 2015Pages 673-720 RelatedInformation