Graduation Year
2022
Date of Submission
12-2021
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Nishant Dass
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© 2021 Maisy C Mills
Abstract
This paper examines the effect Covid-19 has on hard-hit industries and their suppliers. By looking at the widening of credit spreads on corporate bonds, a shield can be observed through the disproportionate way Covid affects hard-hit companies compared to their suppliers. The dataset looks specifically at three highly affected industries which are accommodation, air transportation, and full-service restaurants. This paper runs a linear regression that looks at the effect that being one of the main 3 frontline industries has on credit spreads of corporate bonds versus that from being a supplier of these industries. The regression highlights the effects that the specific events of Covid-19 and the Federal Reserve’s announcement to offer support have on these different industries as well. The paper concludes that the effect of Covid-19 in widening credit spreads is more associated with frontline industries as compared to their suppliers. This indicates that during policymaking, the disproportionate effect some industries see during a financial crisis caused by a pandemic or other similar event should be studied and considered when the Federal Reserve offers financial aid.
Recommended Citation
Mills, Maisy, "The Supplier Shield: COVID-19 Effects on Suppliers of Highly Affected Industries" (2022). CMC Senior Theses. 2879.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2879
