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The Resilience of the U.S. Corporate Bond Market During Financial Crises - Efraim Benmelech

23 Sep
2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jouy-en-Josas
English

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2021-09-23T15:00:00 2021-09-23T16:00:00 The Resilience of the U.S. Corporate Bond Market During Financial Crises - Efraim Benmelech Finance Speaker : Efraim Benmelech (Kellogg School of Management) Videoconference   Jouy-en-Josas

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Speaker : Efraim Benmelech (Kellogg School of Management)

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Corporate bond markets proved remarkably resilient against a sharp contraction caused by the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. We document three important findings: (1) bond issuance increased immediately when the contraction hit, whereas, in contrast, syndicated loan issuance was low; (2) Federal Reserve interventions increased bond issuance, while loan issuance also increased, but to a lesser degree; and (3) bond issuance was concentrated in the investment-grade segment for large and profitable issuers. We compare these results to previous crises and recessions and document similar patterns. We conclude that the U.S. bond market is an important and resilient source of funding for corporations.

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2021-09-23T15:00:00 2021-09-23T16:00:00 The Resilience of the U.S. Corporate Bond Market During Financial Crises - Efraim Benmelech Finance Speaker : Efraim Benmelech (Kellogg School of Management) Videoconference   Jouy-en-Josas