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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Credit and Punishment: Are Corporate Bankers Disciplined for Risk-Taking?
Contributor:
Gao, Janet;
Kleiner, Kristoph;
Pacelli, Joseph
imprint:
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020
Published in:The Review of Financial Studies
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/rfs/hhaa046
ISSN:
0893-9454;
1465-7368
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
<jats:p>We examine whether bankers face disciplining consequences for structuring poorly performing corporate loans. We construct a novel data set containing the employment histories and loan portfolios of a large sample of corporate bankers and find that corporate credit events (i.e., downgrades, defaults, bankruptcies) increase banker turnover. The effect is pronounced when bankers issue loans with loose terms or experience severe losses. Credit events prompt bankers to adopt stricter future risk management practices, such as offering restrictive covenant packages. Overall, our findings are consistent with banks disciplining employees as a means to manage their own risk exposure.</jats:p>