Book Chapters
How can emerging market economies benefit from a corporate bond market?
Authors
Bolton, P.; Freixas, Xavier
UPF authors
Type
Book Chapters
Book Authors
Borensztein, E.
Book title
Bond markets in Latin America: on the verge of a big bang?
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication year
2008
Pages
29-49
ISBN
9780262026321
Abstract
This chapter explores the effects of creating a corporate bond market in emerging market economies on the efficiency of capital allocation. It argues that creating a corporate bond market and decoupling the banking sector from public finances reduces the fragility of the banking sector and shields a greater proportion of corporations from the consequences of government debt crises. The formal model in Bolton and Freixas (2006) is also used to evaluate the effects of different types of policies, such as financial liberalization or the creation of a market for collateralized debt obligations on the efficient allocation of capital and the incidence of debt crises.
Complete citation
Bolton, P.; Freixas, Xavier. How can emerging market economies benefit from a corporate bond market?. In: Borensztein, E.. Bond markets in Latin America: on the verge of a big bang?. 1 ed. Cambridge: MIT Press; 2008. p. 29-49.
