Acharya, Viral V.; Banerjee, Ryan; Crosignani, Matteo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We document capital misallocation in the U.S. investment-grade (IG) corporate bond market, driven by quantitative easing (QE). Prospective fallen angels -- risky firms just above the IG rating cutoff -- enjoyed subsidized bond financing since 2009, especially when the scale of QE purchases...