Journal of Banking & Finance Vol. 55 2015
Economic links and credit spreads
Abstract
Counterparty risk is an important determinant of corporate credit spreads. However, there are only a few techniques available to isolate it from other factors. In this paper we describe a model of financial networks that is suitable for the construction of proxies for counterparty risk. Using data on North American supplier–customer network of public companies, we find that, for each supplier, counterparties’ leverage and option implied volatilities are significant determinants of corporate credit spreads in the period after the 2008–2009 U.S. recession. Our findings are robust after controlling for several idiosyncratic, industry, and market factors.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.02.007
- Volume
- 55
- Pages
- 157-169
- Language
- en
- Sources
- crossref openalex bibtex:phds-export.bib