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The Link between Default and Recovery Rates: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Implications

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  • Edward I. Altman

    (Stern School of Business, New York University)

  • Brooks Brady

    (Standard and Poor's)

  • Andrea Resti

    (Bocconi University, Italy)

  • Andrea Sironi

    (Bocconi University, Milan)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the association between default and recovery rates on credit assets and seeks to empirically explain this critical relationship. We examine recovery rates on corporate bond defaults over the period 1982–2002. Our econometric univariate and multivariate models explain a significant portion of the variance in bond recovery rates aggregated across seniority and collateral levels. We find that recovery rates are a function of supply and demand for the securities, with default rates playing a pivotal role. Our results have important implications for credit risk models and for the procyclicality effects of the New Basel Capital Accord.

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  • Edward I. Altman & Brooks Brady & Andrea Resti & Andrea Sironi, 2005. "The Link between Default and Recovery Rates: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Implications," The Journal of Business, University of Chicago Press, vol. 78(6), pages 2203-2228, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jnlbus:v:78:y:2005:i:6:p:2203-2228
    DOI: 10.1086/497044
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