Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Map - Credit ratings of the various states

I was thinking about the budgetary problems of various states in the news recently, and I wanted to see a map overview of the various states' credit ratings. Here is the result:
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(map original; data from Financial Times)

Moody's and S&P provide credit ratings as they assess the fiscal position of states. The more "red" the state in this map, the higher the likelihood that those who lent money to the state might not see all of it repaid.

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