As supply chain channels physical, financial, and information flows as well as associated risks, a firm’s supply chain information should be helpful in understanding and predicting its credit risks. Credit ratings as an approximate but important measure of corporate credit risks have been...

This study investigates credit risk effects of credit rating downgrades on downgraded firms' intra-industry rivals (horizontal relation), suppliers and customers (vertical relation). Using event study approach, we analyze credit default swap (CDS) spread changes for downgraded firms' rivals,...

We examine how supply chain activity reflects into credit risk during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on CDS spreads and US-China supply chain links. We find considerable effects on credit risk propagation. CDS spreads for firms with China supply chain partners increase...