Corporate Governance and Corporate Creditworthiness

Journal of Risk and Financial Management

关键词: Corporate governance;    bankruptcy risk;    G-index;    endogeneity tests;    corporate governance provisions;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jrfm4010001

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We examine the relation between corporate governance and bankruptcy risk as an underlying force affecting a bond’s yield. The level of corporate governance is captured by the G-index, along with the explicit groups of governance provisions. We estimate bankruptcy risk by Z-score, by cash-flow-score, by O-score, through Merton structural model default probabilities, and by S&P credit ratings. After addressing endogeneity and while controlling for firm-specific factors, based on the four objective methodologies we find that corporate governance is inversely related to bankruptcy risk. Yet, rating agencies take a mixed approach towards this association likely because of the conflicting impact of different governance provisions.

【 授权许可】

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