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- Title
CULTURAL DISTANCE AND BOND PRICING: EVIDENCE IN THE YANKEE AND RULE 144A BOND MARKETS.
- Authors
Zhu, Hui; Cai, Kelly
- Abstract
In this article we examine the impact of cultural distance on the pricing of corporate bonds issued in the United States. We find that greater cultural differences between U.S. investors and foreign issuers increase the cost of debt. We also find that the cost of Rule 144a offers is less sensitive to cultural distance and creditor protection effects because of the different market structure and investor bases in the Yankee and Rule144a bond markets. Our results suggest that cultural differences influence bond pricing through an information asymmetry channel.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BOND prices; BOND market laws; CORPORATE culture; CAPITAL costs; INFORMATION asymmetry
- Publication
Journal of Financial Research, 2014, Vol 37, Issue 3, p357
- ISSN
0270-2592
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jfir.12040