Rapidly rising corporate debt: are firms now vulnerable to an economic slowdown?

The buildup of debt in the late 1990s has raised concerns about the U.S. nonfinancial corporate sector's health and its vulnerability to economic downturns. An analysis of the sector suggests that while small firms are experiencing some weakness, corporations as a group are in good financial shape.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Osler, Carol ; Hong, Gijoon
Published in:	Current Issues in Economics and Finance. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York. - Vol. 6.2000, Jun, 7
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Subject:	Corporations - Finance \| Debt

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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