Theoretical research argues that convertible bonds mitigate the contracting costs of moral hazard, adverseselection, and financial distress. Using firm-specific and macroeconomic factors of the contracting costs,we examine the extent to which they impact the likelihood of issuance and the...

We analyze whether fluctuation in economy-wide factors cause time-series variation in thecontracting costs of moral hazard, adverse selection, and financial distress, and so create windows ofopportunity for firms to issue debt. Using the announcement period abnormal returns as one measure of...

Abstract Since the Great Depression and the stock market crash in 1929, the global economy has experienced immersive development. This paper will analyze the effects of the involvement of governments in rescuing failing banks through different methodological tools. The purpose of this research...