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Money Market Reforms: The Effect on the Commercial Paper Market
Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Kyle Allen, Boise State University
  • Pritam Saha, Morgan State University
  • Matthew Whitledge, Mississippi State University
  • Drew Winters, Texas Tech University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2023
Abstract

This study examines the effects of the 2016 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reforms of Money Market Funds (MMFs) on the commercial paper market. By exploiting the differential time effect, we document a rise in the commercial paper (CP) rates. The rise in CP rates is more pronounced when the shadow floating NAV period starts and is similar across different types of commercial paper. Our cross-sectional analysis finds support for relationship-based lending in both commercial paper holdings and rates. We find that big issuers experienced a decrease and small issuers observed an increase in commercial paper outstanding from MMFs in the post-period. We find no evidence that rates vary across the size of the issuer in the post-period. Finally, financial institutions pay higher rates in the post-period than non-financial institutions.

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This is an author-produced, peer-reviewed version of this article. © 2023, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International license. The final, definitive version of this document can be found online at Journal of Banking & Finance, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2023.106947

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Citation Information
Allen, Kyle; Saha, Pritam; Whitledge, Matthew; and Winters, Drew. (2023). "Money Market Reforms: The Effect on the Commercial Paper Market". Journal of Banking & Finance, 154, 106947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2023.106947