This thesis investigates the impact of three corporate events on corporate bond prices in the U.S. Specifically, the first empirical essay examines whether bond

This dissertation studies the corporate bond market. Results emphasize the role of legal environment and governance. The first chapter demonstrates the role of

This dissertation consists of twopapers. The first paper examines the propagation of firm-specific shocks as well as market-wide shocks between 1995-2003 using

The three essays study the US corporate bond market with special attention to bond liquidity. All essays are empirical studies which rely heavily on the availab