Using a large data sample of 58,562 new municipal issues covering the period from 1984 to 2002, we examine whether the quality of advice provided by a financial advisor affects new issue interest costs. We find that higher-quality financial advisors are associated with statistically significant...

This study analyzes the differences in interest rates of GO and RV bonds. Empirical analyses show that RV bonds cost an average of 74 basis points more than the GO bonds. We hypothesize that differences in information asymmetry influence these yield differences. We use the issue spread as a...

This study examines the yield spreads of 3,362 revenue bonds issued by 213 private colleges and universities in the United States. We find that the bond ratings of Moody's and S&P have the most important effect on the spreads and that higher ratings result in lower debt costs. Further, the...