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Europe's growing league of small corporate bond issuers: new players, different game dynamics

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  • Darmouni, Olivier
  • Papoutsi, Melina

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While historically only very large firms issued in the European corporate bond market, recent years have seen the entry of many new players: small, private, and unrated issuers. Firm-level data show these new players face different game dynamics. They are disconnected from aggregate market movements and still depend heavily on banks. This means hey could potentially affect financial stability and be less responsive to policy interventions. JEL Classification: G21, G32, E44

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  • Darmouni, Olivier & Papoutsi, Melina, 2022. "Europe's growing league of small corporate bond issuers: new players, different game dynamics," Research Bulletin, European Central Bank, vol. 96.
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    Keywords

    bond investors; corporate bond market; disintermediation; financial fragility;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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