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Real Assets, Collateral and the Limits of Debt Capacity

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  • Erasmo Giambona
  • Antonio S. Mello
  • Timothy J. Riddiough

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We develop a model in which better quality firms separate themselves by issuing unsecured debt and committing to maintain a strong balance sheet, something lower‐quality firms find too costly to do. Lower‐quality firms, in contrast, pledge real assets in secured debt transactions. However, during turbulent financial periods, pooling occurs in the secured debt market, which raises the average quality of firms in that market. We use the 1998 Russian crisis together with the role played by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for apartment REITs to highlight the relation between financing outcomes and firm type.

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  • Erasmo Giambona & Antonio S. Mello & Timothy J. Riddiough, 2018. "Real Assets, Collateral and the Limits of Debt Capacity," Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, vol. 46(4), pages 836-886, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:reesec:v:46:y:2018:i:4:p:836-886
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-6229.12207
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    1. Manasa Gopal, 2021. "How Collateral Affects Small Business Lending: The Role of Lender Specialization," Working Papers 21-22, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
    2. Li, Ying & Li, Lingxiao & Zhu, Bing, 2023. "Executive Compensation and Secured Debt: Evidence from REITs," VfS Annual Conference 2023 (Regensburg): Growth and the "sociale Frage" 277606, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    3. Elizabeth Devos & Erik Devos & He Li & Desmond Tsang, 2022. "Operating Lease as Alternative Financing for REITs: a Viable Strategy or a Sign of Trouble?," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 65(2), pages 153-180, August.

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