Rollover Risk and Corporate Bond Spreads

@inproceedings{Valenzuela2010RolloverRA,
  title={Rollover Risk and Corporate Bond Spreads},
  author={Patricio Valenzuela},
  year={2010}
}
Using a new data set on corporate bonds placed in international markets by advanced and emerging market borrowers, this paper demonstrates that the impact of debt market illiquidity on corporate bond spreads is exacerbated with a higher proportion of short-term debt. This effect is stronger in speculative-grade bonds and is smaller in the banking sector as banks may have the support of a lender of last resort in times of debt market illiquidity. The paper's major finding is consistent with the… CONTINUE READING
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