Disruption and Credit Markets

59 Pages Posted: 13 Feb 2019 Last revised: 18 Mar 2022

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Bo Becker

Stockholm School of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); ECGI

Victoria Ivashina

Harvard University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: January 20, 2022

Abstract

We show that over the past half century innovative disruptions were central to understanding corporate defaults. In a given year, industries experiencing abnormally high VC or IPO activity subsequently see higher default rates, higher segment exits by conglomerates, and higher yields on bonds issued by the firms in these industries. Overall, we find that disruption is a broad phenomenon, negatively affecting incumbent firms across the spectrum of age, valuation, and levers, with the exception of very large and low-leverage firms, which confirms our central hypothesis.

Keywords: Disruption, Default, Corporate Bonds

JEL Classification: G12, G30, G32

Suggested Citation

Becker, Bo and Ivashina, Victoria, Disruption and Credit Markets (January 20, 2022). Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3327798 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3327798

Bo Becker (Contact Author)

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Victoria Ivashina

Harvard University ( email )

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