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Discussion Paper
Dealer Intermediation in the Primary Market of Commercial Paper
The commercial paper (CP) market is an important source of short-term funding for highly-rated financial and nonfinancial firms, with over $1 trillion in outstanding assets. The Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 crisis in March 2020 both demonstrated the fragility of the CP market, which seized up in both crises and only recovered following interventions from the Federal Reserve in the form of several liquidity facilities.
Discussion Paper
Firms’ financing choice between short-term and long-term debts: Are they substitutes?
When selecting debt to finance their operations and investments, companies face crucial decisions regarding the appropriate types of debt. Despite the classic Modigliani–Miller (1958) capital structure irrelevance result, real-world market frictions can significantly impact a firm's capital structure decisions. This reality means that one debt type is not a perfect substitute for another, due to differences in important factors including maturity structures, funding purposes, rollover risks, and funding costs.
Discussion Paper
Firms’ financing choice between short-term and long-term debts: Are they substitutes?
When selecting debt to finance their operations and investments, companies face crucial decisions regarding the appropriate types of debt. Despite the classic Modigliani–Miller (1958) capital structure irrelevance result, real-world market frictions can significantly impact a firm's capital structure decisions. This reality means that one debt type is not a perfect substitute for another, due to differences in important factors including maturity structures, funding purposes, rollover risks, and funding costs.
Working Paper
Institutional Herding and Its Price Impact : Evidence from the Corporate Bond Market
Among growing concerns about potential financial stability risks posed by the asset management industry, herding has been considered as an important risk amplification channel. In this paper, we examine the extent to which institutional investors herd in their trading of U.S. corporate bonds and quantify the price impact of such herding behavior. We find that, relative to what is documented for the equity market, the level of institutional herding is much higher in the corporate bond market, particularly among speculative-grade bonds. In addition, mutual funds have become increasingly likely ...
Discussion Paper
Firms’ financing choice between short-term and long-term debts: Are they substitutes?
When selecting debt to finance their operations and investments, companies face crucial decisions regarding the appropriate types of debt. Despite the classic Modigliani–Miller (1958) capital structure irrelevance result, real-world market frictions can significantly impact a firm's capital structure decisions. This reality means that one debt type is not a perfect substitute for another, due to differences in important factors including maturity structures, funding purposes, rollover risks, and funding costs.