Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/264488 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Working Paper No. 2663
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
The rise of bond financing in EuropeUsing large panel data of public and private firms, this paper dissects the growth of bond financing in the Euro Area through the lens of the cross-section of issuers. In recent years, the composition of bond issuers has shifted, with the entry of many smaller and riskier issuers. New issuers invest and grow, instead of simply repaying bank loans. Moreover, holdings of 'buy-and-hold' bond investors are large in aggregate but small for weaker issuers. Nevertheless, the bond investors' sell-off after March 2020 was largely directed at bonds of larger, safer issuers. This micro-evidence can shed light on the implications of corporate bonds market development for smaller firms and financial stability.
Subjects: 
Corporate bond market
debt structure
disintermediation
financial fragility,ECB
monetary policy
quantitative easing
bond investors
JEL: 
G21
G32
E44
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-899-5112-8
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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