Original title: Firm life cycle and cost of debt
Authors: Amin, A. ; Bowler, B. ; Hasan, M. M. ; Lobo, G. L. ; Trešl, Jiří
Document type: Research reports
Year: 2020
Language: eng
Series: CERGE-EI Working Paper Series, volume: 665
Abstract: This paper examines the relation between the corporate life cycle and lending spreads. Using a sample of 20,307 firm-loan observations spanning 5,076 publicly traded U.S. firms, we find that lending spreads follow a U-shape pattern across the life cycle phases. This pattern is in addition to the variation explained by typical controls. In a multivariate analysis, we find that firms in the introduction and decline phases pay lending spreads that are greater than firms in the mature phase (differences of 6 percent and 12 percent, respectively). We explore omitted variables bias and instrumental variable estimation in robustness testing and find that the shape pattern persists. Our findings are consistent with theoretical predictions regarding the relationship between the corporate life cycle and various lending risks.
Keywords: bank loans; cost of debt; firm life cycle
Project no.: GA16-20451S (CEP)
Funding provider: GA ČR

Institution: Economics Institute AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available at external website.
External URL: https://www.cerge-ei.cz/pdf/wp/Wp665.pdf
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0311020

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