The impact of unconventional monetary policy on firm financing constraints: Evidence from the maturity extension program

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Foley-Fisher, Nathan; Ramcharan, Rodney; Yu, Edison
• 署名单位: Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve System Board of Governors; University of Southern California; Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Philadelphia
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-405X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2016.07.002
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 409-429
• 关键词: Unconventional monetary policy; Firm-financial constraints; Bond markets

摘要

This paper investigates the impact of unconventional monetary policy on firm financial constraints using the maturity extension program (MEP). Consistent with bond market segmentation and limits to arbitrage, around the MEP's announcement, stock prices rose for those firms more dependent on longer-term debt. These firms also issued more long-term debt during the MEP and expanded employment and investment. There is also evidence of reach for yield behavior, as the demand for riskier corporate debt also increased. Our results suggest that unconventional monetary policy might have relaxed financial constraints for some firms by inducing gap-filling behavior and affecting bond market risk premia. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.