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Risk of Business Insolvency during Coronavirus Crisis

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  • Sophia M. Friesenhahn
  • Simon H. Kwan

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Many businesses had amassed high levels of debt, or leverage, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of precaution or necessity, firms increased their borrowing further after the onset. Although the shock to those firms’ value significantly increased their risk, measured by their distance-to-default, the default risk remains relatively small for most corporate debt. Nevertheless, the amount of outstanding liabilities among firms with elevated risk of insolvency is more than two times higher than at the peak of the global financial crisis.

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  • Sophia M. Friesenhahn & Simon H. Kwan, 2020. "Risk of Business Insolvency during Coronavirus Crisis," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, vol. 2020(30), pages 01-05, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfel:88838
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