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We study the impact of the COVID-19 recession on capital structure of publicly listed U.S. firms. Our estimates suggest leverage (Net Debt/Asset) decreased by 5.3 percentage points from the pre-shock mean of 19.6 percent, while debt maturity increased moderately. This de-leveraging effect is...
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presently view their investments as equity stakes that require improved cash flows, unlike the buy-and-sell distressed-collateral …
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. Instead it shows, first, that the use of ill-suited collateral in the secured funding operations of U.S.-based investment …
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. Instead it shows, first, that the use of ill-suited collateral in the secured funding operations of U.S.-based investment …
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We examine the effects of various borrower-based macroprudential tools in a New Keynesian environment where both real and nominal interest rates are low. Our model features long-term debt, housing transaction costs and a zero-lower bound constraint on policy rates. We find that the long-term...
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An asset bubble relaxes collateral constraints and increases borrowing by credit-constrained agents. At the same time … of a binding collateral constraint. If debt is elevated, policy should lean against the bubble more aggressively to …
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borrowing. The subsequent crisis has reduced the pool of assets considered acceptable as collateral, resulting in a liquidity … of excess bank reserves and do more than merely substitute central bank money for collateral that currently remains …
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In this paper we explore some of the informational problems that constrain the development of credit markets in transition economies. We characterize investment patterns under uncertainty and high costs of entry, when agents learn about the ultimate value of enterprises through production in a...
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. Two key issues arise with regard to the use of collateral in the context of loan classification and provisioning. In … particular, the questions arise whether collateral should be taken into account in classifying a collateralized loan, and whether … it should be considered in calculating provisions. This paper surveys country practices in the role of collateral in loan …
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