The Decline in Bank-Led Corporate Restructuring in Japan: 1981-2010

Takeo Hoshi, Satoshi Koibuchi and Ulrike Schaede

No 23715, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Using a unique dataset on all major corporate restructuring events in Japan between 1981 and 2010, we examine how bank-led rescue operations in Japan have changed over time. The incidence of restructuring by distressed firms has become less frequent after the 1990s. When firms undergo restructuring, they adopt real adjustments in terms of labor, assets and finance, but the intensity of these adjustments has also declined over time. In line with existing research, we interpret these findings as strong indicators of changing corporate governance in Japan, in particular in terms of the decline in corporate monitoring functions of main banks.

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Date: 2017-08
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Published as Takeo Hoshi & Satoshi Koibuchi & Ulrike Schaede, 2017. "The Decline in Bank-Led Corporate Restructuring in Japan: 1981-2010," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, .
Published as The Decline in Bank-led Corporate Restructuring in Japan: 1981-2010 , Takeo Hoshi, Satoshi Koibuchi, Ulrike Schaede. in Corporate Governance (NBER-TCER-CEPR Conference) , Allen, Fukuda, and Hoshi. 2018

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