Essays about: "corporate bond spread"

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  1. 6. PEPP Talk: The Impact of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme on the Corporate Bond Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lorenzo Gianni Günther; Emma Lundblad; [2022]
    Keywords : Quantitative Easing; The European Central Bank; The Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme; Corporate Bonds; Covid-19; Credit Spread; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis aims to evaluate whether the ECB’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) cushioned the Covid-19 crisis’ impact on the Euro area’s corporate bond market and relieved borrowing conditions. Methodology: The methodology is based upon unbalanced panel data and difference-in-differences regressions with firm-clustered standard errors. READ MORE

  3. 7. An Assessment of the Riksbank’s Corporate Bond Purchase Program on the Yield Spread and Firm’s Debt Structure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Najmeh Hajimirza; Nichawan Thamrongsak; [2022]
    Keywords : Quantitative easing; Corporate bond purchase program; Yield spread; Debt structure; Intention-to-treat; Treatment-on-treated; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We study the effect of Riksbank’s corporate bond purchase program on the yield spread of bonds and firm-level debt structure. We find evidence that the Riksbank’s corporate quantitative easing announcement reduces the yield spread of eligible bonds compared to the non-eligible bonds. READ MORE

  4. 8. Swedish green bond market: do firms benefit from green bonds through a lower cost of capital?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Yosua Sihombing; Márta Vidéki; [2022]
    Keywords : Green bond; Green premium; Stock price reaction; Investor attention;

    Abstract : Green bonds are one of the most important assets in sustainable finance that are projected to reach a market size of USD 1 trillion by the end of 2022. This thesis looks into the Swedish corporate bond market from 2014 to March 2022 with the goal of understanding if firms benefit from a lower cost of capital through the issuance of green bonds. READ MORE

  5. 9. Pricing of Embedded Options: Implementing Stochastic Interest Rates & Stochastic Spread

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Jan Müller; [2022]
    Keywords : Option pricing; Callable bonds; Affine term structure models; Hull-White one-factor; Hull White two-factor; Trinomial trees; Short rate; Default intensity; Swaption volatilities; Black-76; Credit derivatives; Calibration; Optimisation.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Given the current market climate, in an era of negative interest-rates, the Hull-White model has regained popularity in the eyes of investors. This thesis aims to extend this model to incorporate credit risk, to allow the modelling of credit derivatives such as diff swaps, defaultable corporate bonds and credit default swaps. READ MORE

  6. 10. Green bond premiums: A comparison between the primary and secondary debt capital markets

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    Author : Erik Engström; [2021-07-02]
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    Abstract : Could green bonds act as a relatively cheap alternative to conventional bonds when aiming to fund sustainable investments? An increased need to allocate funds towards carbon neutral projects in recent years has spurred a rapid growth of the green bond market. However, not enough evidence to support a consensus exists regarding the pricing of green bonds. READ MORE