Author : Eduardo A. Cavallo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290851939
The Determinants of Corporate Risk in Emerging Markets by Eduardo A. Cavallo Pdf
This study explores the determinants of corporate bond spreads in emerging markets economies. Using a largely unexploited dataset, the paper finds that corporate bond spreads are determined by firm-specific variables, bond characteristics, macroeconomic conditions, sovereign risk, and global factors. A variance decomposition analysis shows that firm-level characteristics account for the larger share of the variance. In addition, the paper finds two asymmetries. The first is in line with the sovereign ceiling quot;litequot; hypothesis which states that the transfer of risk from the sovereign to the private sector is less than 1 to 1. The second is consistent with the popular notion that panics are common in emerging markets where investors are less informed and more prone to herding.