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The interest cost savings from municipal bond insurance: The implications for privatization

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Previous studies of privatization have considered the cost-effectiveness of privatizing more labor-intensive services. This study examines the effectiveness of public and private delivery of a more capital-intensive service: insuring municipal bonds against default. Credit enhancement for local government bonds is available from private insurance companies and from some state governments. Because of their reduced default risk, bonds backed by a third party should incur lower interest rates. This research considers two questions. Does a third party guarantee lower interest rates? Is private bond insurance more cost-effective than the credit enhancement programs of state governments in lowering interest rates?

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  • Robert L. Bland, 1987. "The interest cost savings from municipal bond insurance: The implications for privatization," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 6(2), pages 207-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:6:y:1987:i:2:p:207-219
    DOI: 10.2307/3324516
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    1. Christine R. Martell & Robert S. Kravchuk, 2010. "Bond Insurance and Liquidity Provision: Impacts in the Municipal Variable Rate Debt Market, 2008-09," Public Finance Review, , vol. 38(3), pages 378-401, May.
    2. Natee Amornsiripanitch, 2022. "Bond Insurance and Public Sector Employment," Working Papers 22-03, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    3. Temirlan T. Moldogaziev & Kenneth A. Kriz, 2023. "Capital appreciation bonds and the cost of borrowing," Public Budgeting & Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(2), pages 27-52, July.
    4. Stéphanie Serve, 2002. "Le recours au financement désintermédié par une collectivité locale et l'évaluation de la prime de risque obligataire: le cas de la ville de Marseille," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 5(2), pages 107-142, June.
    5. Junghack Kim & Bruce D McDonald & Jongmin Shon, 2022. "Does the charter form lead to lower borrowing costs? Examining the case of California local governments," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 93(1), pages 85-102, March.
    6. Amornsiripanitch, Natee, 2022. "The real effects of municipal bond insurance market disruptions11This paper was previous circulated with the title “Bond Insurance and Public Sector Employment.” I thank Gary Gorton, Andrew Metrick, H," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).

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