We examine whether low interest rates foster non-viable firms in Europe by analyzing two classes of firms: zombies and distressed. Controlling for the business cycle and recession periods, we find a significantly negative effect of short-term rates on the likelihood of being a zombie, while no...

We analyze the phenomenon of zombification in Europe and show that monetary policy alone is not its only driver. Concurring phenomena explain zombie and distressed firms’ prevalence. Using Compustat data on public firms, we find that a rise in short-term interest rates is associated with a...

The last decades have witnessed a significant increase in the share of zombie companies worldwide, i.e., companies which survive despite their inability to cover debt servicing costs from their current profits. Using extensive global firm-level data sets on publicly listed companies, we apply...

We analyze the phenomenon of zombification in Europe and show that monetary policy alone is not its only driver. Concurring phenomena explain zombie and distressed firms’ prevalence. Using Compustat data on public firms, we find that a rise in short-term interest rates is associated with a...

After the implementation of Regulation NMS in 2007, the U.S. equity market became highly fragmented. The traditional exchanges, in particular the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), lost substantial trading volume to the off-exchange market. We investigate the extent to which this development has...

We implement the Fama-French five-factor model for the German market using recent monthly data from 2002 to 2017. We construct the five factors associated with the market, size, value, profitability, and investment for the CDAX constituents and examine to which extent the five-factor model...

This paper proposes a new measure for contributions to price discovery based on Russell's (1999) autoregressive conditional intensity model. While previous studies rely on equally spaced high frequency data, we use the information conveyed by quote revision intensities to determine a market's...

This paper proposes a new information share for price discovery based on Russell's (1999) autoregressive conditional intensity model. While previous studies rely on equally spaced high frequency data, we use the information conveyed by trade intensities to determine a market's contribution to...