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Default prediction models: the role of forward-looking measures of returns and volatility

dc.contributor.authorMiao, Hong, author
dc.contributor.authorRamchander, Sanjay, author
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Patricia, author
dc.contributor.authorWang, Tianyang, author
dc.contributor.authorJournal of Empirical Finance, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-12T16:29:25Z
dc.date.available2020-05-12T16:29:25Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-29
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 24-26).
dc.descriptionPublished as: Journal of Empirical Finance, vol. 46, March 2018, pp. 146-162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2018.01.001.
dc.description.abstractThis paper proposes a variant application of the Merton distance-to-default model by employing implied volatility and implied cost of capital to predict defaults. The proposed model's results are compared with predictions obtained from three popular models in different setups. We find that our "best" model, which contains forward-looking proxies of returns and volatility outperform other models, carries a default prediction accuracy rate of 89%. Additional analysis using a discrete-time hazard model indicates the pseudo-R² values from regression models that include the two forward-looking measures are as high as 51%. Overall, our results establish the informational relevance of implied cost of capital and implied volatility in predicting defaults.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationMiao, H., Ramchander, S., Ryan, P., & Wang, T. (2018). Default prediction models: The role of forward-looking measures of returns and volatility. Journal of Empirical Finance, 46, 146–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2018.01.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/206712
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofFaculty Publications
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dc.subjectdistance to default
dc.subjectdefault prediction
dc.subjectimplied cost of capital
dc.subjectimplied volatility
dc.titleDefault prediction models: the role of forward-looking measures of returns and volatility
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