Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176647 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
EIF Working Paper No. 2013/17
Publisher: 
European Investment Fund (EIF), Luxembourg
Abstract: 
We develop distress prediction models for non-financial small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using a dataset from eight European countries over the period 2000-2009. We examine idiosyncratic and systematic covariates and find that macro conditions and bankruptcy codes add predictive power to our models. Moreover, industry effects usually demonstrate significance but provide only small improvements. The paper contributes to the literature in several ways. First, using a sample with many micro companies, it offers unique insights into European small businesses. Second, it explores distress in a multi-country setting, allowing for regional and country comparisons. Third, the models can capture changes in overall distress rates and co-movements during economic cycles. The researchers invite for feedback and comments.
Subjects: 
credit risk
distress
forecasting
SMEs
discrete time hazard model
multi-period logit model
duration analysis
JEL: 
C13
C41
C53
G33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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