Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 12, 2018 erstellt
Beschreibung:
We investigate an unexplored channel—loss given default—through which accounting information can shape the design of debt contracts. Using a sample of defaulted bonds, we find that borrower accounting information available at contract initiation possesses significant power for predicting realized loss given default at the subsequent default date. We then use this model to construct an accounting-based measure of expected loss given default at the contracting date for a large sample of bond issuances. We find that this measure is positively associated with issuance date interest spread and covenant use. We further document that the relation between accounting-based expected loss given default and contract terms is not an artifact of its association with probability of default. Our results increase our understanding of both the informational role and contracting role of accounting information