heterogeneity in financial contracting at the onset of the crisis by exploring ex-ante variation in long-term debt maturity. Our … credit supply shocks on corporate policies. For example, in the absence of a credit shock ("normal times"), the maturity … composition of long-term debt has no effect on investment outcomes. Likewise, maturity composition has no impact on investment …

We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises because firms behave as … macro liquidity providers, absorbing the large supply shocks associated with changes in the maturity structure of government …

the roles played by volatility, illiquidity and debt maturity in driving debt runs, as well as on firms' capital adequacy …

Publicly-traded debt securities differ on a number of dimensions, including quality, maturity, seniority, security, and …, growth opportunities and cash holdings are related with the convertibility, maturity and security structure of issued bonds … the types of securities that are issued. Consistent with commonly stated 'maturity-matching' arguments, long …