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Is the Risk of Bankruptcy a Systematic Risk?

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Ilia D. Dichev (University of Michigan Business School)
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Several studies suggest that a firm distress risk factor could be behind the size and the book-to-market effects. A natural proxy for firm distress is bankruptcy risk. If bankruptcy risk is systematic, one would expect a positive association between bankruptcy risk and subsequent realized returns. However, results demonstrate that bankruptcy risk is not rewarded by higher returns. Thus, a distress factor is unlikely to account for the size and book-to-market effects. Surprisingly, firms with high bankruptcy risk earn lower than average returns since 1980. A risk-based explanation cannot fully explain the anomalous evidence. Copyright The American Finance Association 1998.

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Volume (Year): 53 (1998)
Issue (Month): 3 (06)
Pages: 1131-1147
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