This paper analyzes the influence of downside risk on defaultable bond returns. By introducing a defaultable bond … bond excess returns using a portfolio-level analysis and Fama-MacBeth regressions. We find that downside risk is a strong … and robust predictor for future bond returns. In addition, due to the higher proportion of abnormal transactions in the …

terms of the level, impact, generality, and originality of firms' patents — is a determinant of bond issuers' perceived … default risk and, by extension, corporate bond pricing. Investors consider more technologically innovative bond issuers to …

. The impact of this time-varying risk aversion proxy on bond risk premia is then analysed within an arbitrage-free term … discount factor, we find that the risk aversion factor has significantly affected UK government bond yields. The changes in the …

spreads as it modifies both the level and shape of the curves. When a bond portfolio is considered, the presence of dependence …

We document a strong positive cross-sectional relation between corporate bond yield spreads and bond return … volatilities. As corporate bond prices are generally attributable to both credit risk and illiquidity as discussed in Huang and …, our credit and illiquidity proxies can explain almost three quarters of the yield spread-bond volatility relation with …

A new concept of credit spread for defaultable bond pricing is introduced in this paper. When combined with the …

I investigate the causal relationship between bond liquidity and stock returns. An improvement in bond liquidity can …). Moreover, average abnormal returns are significantly related to the improvement in bond liquidity and probability of informed …