scholarly journals Real Effects of Financial Distress: The Role of Heterogeneity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Buera ◽  
Sudipto Karmakar
Keyword(s):  
Financial Distress ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Real Effects ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Standard Models ◽  
Financial Shock

Abstract Which firms are more sensitive to an aggregate financial shock? What can be learnt from these heterogeneous responses? We evaluate and answer these questions from both empirical and theoretical perspectives. Using micro data from Portugal during the sovereign debt crisis we find that highly leveraged firms and firms with a larger share of short-term debt on their balance sheets contracted more in the aftermath of the financial shock. We analyse the conditions under which leverage and debt maturity determine the sensitivity of firms’ investment decisions to financial shocks in standard models of investment under financial frictions. In doing so, we extend these models to feature a maturity choice. We show that simple versions of these models are not consistent with the observed heterogeneous responses. The model needs the presence of frictions when issuing long-term debt to rationalise the empirical findings.

scholarly journals Corporate governance and firm performance in periods of financial distress

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Kyriazopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Board Size

This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance employing data from 203 firms listed on the Athens Stock Exchange between 2005 and 2014. This period encompass the sovereign debt crisis erupted in Greece in 2010 and still continues to hit households and businesses alike. The results from the panel regression analysis signify the role of corporate governance in determining the firm performance of the Greek listed firms. In particular, the empirical results reveal a positive impact of board size and composition on corporate performance. Though the role of board size remains unaltered during the crisis period that of outside directors diminishes as the certification provided by auditors seem to replace much of the variation in firm performance. Finally, leverage and liquidity are the two firm-specific factors that their effect was strengthened during the financially-constraint period.

scholarly journals The Role of Redenomination Risk in the Price Evolution of Italian Banks’ CDS Spreads

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Michele Anelli ◽  
Michele Patanè ◽  
Mario Toscano ◽  
Stefano Zedda
Keyword(s):  
Financial Distress ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Credit Default Swap ◽  
Merton Model ◽  
Credit Default ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
High Volatility ◽  
Recent Financial Crisis

The recent financial crisis offered an interesting opportunity to analyze the markets’ behavior in a high-volatility framework. In this paper, we analyzed the price discovery process of the Italian banks’ Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads through the Merton model, extended with the inclusion of a redenomination risk proxy, as to say, the risk that Italy could leave the eurozone. This paper contributes to the literature by integrating the classic Merton model with a political-sensitive market variable able to explain the greatest variance in the Italian banks’ CDS spreads during the most relevant and commonly recognized periods of socio-political and financial distress. Results show that the redenomination risk is progressively becoming the main driver of the process during crises, in particular for the sovereign debt crisis and in 2018.

scholarly journals Determing the Role of Debt in the Economy and a New Approach for Solving Sovereign Debt Crises

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munawar Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Debt Crises

This paper aims to begin a dialogue on how to seek a longer term solution to the sovereign debt problems in general and those of EU in particular. Although the history of debt crises is quite old, none of the several solutions proposed and tried in the past have been successful to curb recurring debt crisis. This issue has assumed critical importance as the Eurozone debt crisis, which followed after the 2007-09 global financial crisis. Several governments have been outvoted in Europe due to this crisis and the cohesion of Eurozone is at stake. A rethinking on debt creation and its macroeconomic effects are being seriously studied. It seems that traditional options available to policy makers have lost much of their luster. It is high time that unconventional measures may have to be offered for consideration to provide longer term solution. This paper is a brief on the Islamic approach to the role of debt, and has potential to limit debt creation in the long term. We present some basic tenets of that approach referring in particular to the current developed nation sovereign debt crisis.  

Debt Crisis and Learning – Replying to Two Stimulating Reviews

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky ◽  
Kunibert Raffer
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Policy Space ◽  
Debt Crises

AbstractThis piece tackles Barrio Arleo and Lienau’s comments on Sovereign Debt Crises: What Have We Learned? while tries to further develop some ideas and discussions proposed in the book. This piece deals with existing alternatives to overcome debt crises, the link between sovereign policy space and the principle of creditors’ equal treatment, who the target of the book is (and should be), whether “learning is enough”, and the potential policy and legal role of human rights law in debt restructurings.

scholarly journals Corporate governance and capital structure in the periods of financial distress. Evidence from Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 254-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Kyriazopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Athens Stock Exchange

This study examines the relationship between corporate governance and capital structure employing data from the Athens Stock Exchange for the period 2005-2014. This period encompasses the sovereign debt crisis erupted in Greece at the end of 2009 and still continues to hit households and businesses alike. The results from the panel regression analysis signify the role of corporate governance structures in determining the capital structure of the Greek listed firms. In particular, the empirical results reveal a negative impact of board size on debt levels, which is weakened during the debt crisis period. In contrast, the presence of outside directors provides the appropriate certification to use more debt. Finally, growth opportunities and profitability are the two firm-specific factors which effect was weakened during the financially-constraint period.

Sovereign Debt Management During Debt Distress Periods

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Debt Management ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Debt Restructuring ◽  
Economic Program ◽  
Lending Decisions

Sound public debt-management policies during sovereign debt distress periods are key to efficiently resolving a debt crisis and regaining market access. In addition to understanding the causes, processes, and outcomes of sovereign debt restructurings, this article analyzes the role of the debt manager along with determinants and strategies to maintain/regain market access. The sovereign’s debt sustainability analysis and determination of loss of market access are two crucial elements in the IMF’s lending decisions to countries in debt distress. Various indicators used in assessing whether the sovereign can tap international capital on a sustained basis are discussed. When a sovereign debt restructuring needs to be undertaken, it is necessary to determine the financial terms of the debt operation. Some key principles in designing sovereign debt restructuring scenarios and ways in securing full-financing of the economic program and regaining market access are presented. We conclude by offering a few best practices on preventing and managing sovereign debt restructurings.

Challenging EU Legality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Claire Kilpatrick ◽  
Joanne Scott
Keyword(s):  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Sovereign Debt Crisis ◽  
European Court ◽  
Cast Doubt ◽  
Shed Light

This introduction explores what we mean when we talk about contemporary challenges to EU legality. Broadly, these involve actions or activities that cast doubt on the premises, principles, and norms that underpin the EU’s legal order as shaped by the Treaties and the judgments of the European Court. The chapter provides an initial taxonomy based on examples from the sovereign debt crisis and considers how the other contributions in the volume adjust or amplify that taxonomy. It shows that by looking at both ‘standard legality’ and legality exceptionalism in relation to EU legality, we can shed light both on the nature of the EU as a political organization and more specifically on the nature and role of law within it.

Reforming the Regulatory Treatment of Sovereign Exposures in Banking Regulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-122
Author(s):  
André Sterzel
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Banking Regulation ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Exposure Limits ◽  
Government Bonds ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Bank Balance Sheets

Abstract The European sovereign debt crisis has shown the tight linkage between sovereign and bank balance sheets. In the aftermath of the crisis, several reforms have been discussed in order to mitigate the sovereign-bank nexus. These reforms include the abolishment of preferential government bond treatment in banking regulation. This paper gives a detailed overview of literature and data which are closely related to the existing preferential sovereign bond treatment in bank regulation and highlights the need for reforms especially in the euro area. Against this background, the following three regulatory reforms are described and discussed: (i) positive risk weights for government bonds in bank capital regulation, (ii) sovereign exposure limits, and (iii) haircuts for government bonds in bank liquidity regulation. The discussion focusses on the effects of these reforms for bank behaviour and financial stability. JEL Classification: H63, H12, G11, G18

Politics, Direct Investment, Public Debt Markets, and the Shadow Economy

2019 ◽  
pp. 683-696
Author(s):  
Friedrich Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Public Debt ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Shadow Economy ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Debt Markets

The chapter first considers the role of politics on the size of the shadow economy and how it is affected by political institutions. Second, it investigates the role of the informal sector on direct investment and public debt markets in the “official” economy. The informal sector has significant adverse effects on credit ratings, lending costs, and investment decisions. This has policy implications, especially in the context of the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, since it suggests that, if politics succeed in reducing the informal sector of financially challenged countries, this is likely to reduce credit risk concerns, cutting down lending costs, and stimulating investment.

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