The Announcement Effect of Junk Bond Issues: an Analysis of the 1976-1989 Period

This paper analyzes the impact of corporate junk bond offering announcements on stock prices for a sample of 680 issues of below investment grade bonds, during the 1976-1989 period. The sample shows a -1.0% cumulative abnormal return (CAR) for a two day event window period, and the zero CAR hypothes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Augusto Castillo R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2001-03-01
Series:Estudios de Administración
Online Access:https://estudiosdeadministracion.uchile.cl/index.php/EDA/article/view/56761