The Illiquidity of Corporate Bonds

This paper examines the illiquidity of corporate bonds and its asset-pricing implications. Using transactions data from 2003 to 2009, we show that the illiquidity in corporate bonds is substantial, significantly greater than what can be explained by bid-ask spreads. We establish a strong link betwee...

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Main Authors: Bao, Jack (Author), Pan, Jun (Contributor), Wang, Jiang (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Finance Association/John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012-12-11T16:29:31Z.
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