An explicit solution is given for the value of a risk neutral firm with stochastic revenue facing the
possibility of bankruptcy. The analysis is conducted in continuous time. Uncertainty is modeled
using an Ito process and bankruptcy is modeled as an absorbing boundary. The analysis yields
an ordinary differential equation with a closed form solution. The value function is used to
calculate the firm's demand for high interest rate loans, showing a positive demand at interest
rates which appear intuitively to be excessive. A value function is also derived for a risk neutral
lender advancing funds to the firm. The borrowing and lending value functions are then used to
examine various aspects of lender-borrower transactions under different bargaining structures. In
a competitive lending market, the model shows that credit rationing occurs inevitably. In a
monopoly lending market, the lender sets interest rates and maximum loan levels which reduce
the borrower to zero profit. When a second borrower is introduced, the lender must allocate
limited funds between two borrowers. A lender is shown to squeeze the smaller "riskier"
borrower out of the market when the lender's overall credit constraint is tight. Under each
bargaining structure, the model is also used to examine changes in the respective "salvage"
recoveries of the lender and borrower on bankruptcy.
Accepted: / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/9482 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Hildebrand, Paul |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 5395639 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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