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Bond Illiquidity and Excess VolatilityJack BaoOhio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance Jun PanMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); China Academy of Financial Research (CAFR) May 9, 2013 AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2010-20; Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2010-03-020 Abstract: We find that the empirical volatilities of corporate bond and CDS returns are higher than implied by equity return volatilities and the Merton model. This excess volatility may arise because structural models inadequately capture either fundamentals or illiquidity. Our evidence supports the latter explanation. We find little relation between excess volatility and measures of firm fundamentals and the volatility of firm fundamentals, but some relation with variables proxying for time-varying illiquidity. Consistent with an illiquidity explanation, firm-level bond portfolio returns, which average out bond-specific effects, significantly decrease excess volatility.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 52 working papers seriesDate posted: March 13, 2008 ; Last revised: May 19, 2013Suggested CitationContact Information
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