We use a unique dataset of corporate bonds guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. to test a number of recent theories about why asset prices may diverge from fundamental values. These models emphasize the role of funding liquidity, slow-moving capital, the leverage of financial...

We use a unique sample of corporate bonds guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. to test recent theories about why asset prices may diverge from fundamental values. These theories emphasize the role of funding liquidity, slow-moving capital, and the leverage of financial...

Recent theory suggests that balance sheet frictions and constraints faced by financial intermediaries can have major asset pricing implications. We propose a new measure of the impact of these constraints on intermediary funding costs that is based on the implied cost of renting intermediary...