Abstract
We find that support vector machines can produce notably better predictions of international bank ratings than the standard method currently used for this purpose, ordered choice models. This appears due to the support vector machine's ability to estimate a large number of country dummies unrestrictedly, which was not possible with the ordered choice models due to the low sample size.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 682-687 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Decision Support Systems |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- International bank ratings
- Ordered choice models
- Support vector machines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management Information Systems
- Information Systems
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Information Systems and Management