Arbeitspapier
Investor-driven corporate finance: Evidence from insurance markets
I study the causal effect of bond investor demand on the financing and investment decisions of nonfinancial firms using granular data on the bond transactions of U.S. insurance companies. Liquidity inflows from insurance premiums combined with insurers' persistent investment preferences identify bond demand shifts, which raise bond prices and reduce firms' financing costs. In response, firms issue more bonds, especially when they have well-connected bond underwriters. The proceeds are used for investment rather than shareholder payouts, particularly by financially constrained firms. The results emphasize that bond investors significantly affect corporate financing and investment decisions through their price impact.
- ISBN
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978-92-899-6079-3
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: ECB Working Paper ; No. 2816
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
Pension Funds; Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- Thema
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nstitutional Investors
Insurance
Corporate Bonds
Corporate Investment
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Kubitza, Christian
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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European Central Bank (ECB)
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Frankfurt a. M.
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2023
- DOI
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doi:10.2866/981589
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Kubitza, Christian
- European Central Bank (ECB)
Entstanden
- 2023