This article studies the effects of reverse factoring in a supply chain when the buyer company facilitates its lower short-term borrowing rates to the supplier corporation in return for extended payment terms. We explore the role of interest rate changes, rating changes, and the business cycle...

This study explores the relations between information flow risk, supply chain characteristics, and corporate bond yield spreads by employing American bond market data. This study finds that suppliers' information flow risk plays an important role in explaining bond yield spreads when controlling...