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about the design of debt contracts. The results derive from the premise that firms must avoid legal insolvency when issuing … new debt because insolvency at issuance would trigger severe operational limitations on the issuer. I first show that … legal insolvency limits debt capacity, limiting the amount of money that a firm can raise with debt. I next show that legal …
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We examine the incentive of corporate bond fund managers to manipulate portfolio risk in response to competitive pressure. We find that bond funds engage in a reverse fund tournament in which laggard funds actively de-risk their portfolios, trading-off higher yields for more liquid and safer...
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We examine the incentive of corporate bond fund managers to manipulate portfolio risk in response to competitive pressure. We find that bond funds engage in a reverse fund tournament in which laggard funds actively de-risk their portfolios, trading-off higher yields for more liquid and safer...
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Over-indebtedness, defined as the inability for a household to meet both essential living expenses and debt repayments, continues to be a significant phenomenon throughout Europe. The problem plays out differently in various countries depending on the relevant credit market, culture around...
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