Locational effects and the cost of corporate bonds: the role of information

Tao Hu, Xiaolu Hu, Haozhi Huang, Jing Shi and Hua Wang

Accounting and Finance, 2019, vol. 59, issue S2, 1977-2016

Abstract: The public yield spreads of bonds vary widely between Chinese provinces/municipalities, with the average for the highest province double that of the lowest one. Although we find that these patterns are mainly attributable to economic and legal conditions, locational effects like geographic distance and public firm credit ratings also appear to be contributory. We show that these effects are induced by different regional informational environments and are robust to controlling for potential endogenous location choices.

Date: 2019
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