| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 會計研究所 === 101 === This study seeks to determine whether the economic substance of convertible bonds is liabilities or equity. Our test focuses on how the convertible bonds relate to firms’ common equity risk. It is found that common equity risk is negatively associated with convertible bonds, indicating Taiwanese capital market regards convertible bonds as equity. Furthermore, this study divides convertible bonds into three different types depending on the reset clause of conversion price. It is found that Taiwanese capital market regards convertible bonds with the anti-diluted reset clause of conversion price and convertible bonds with the anti-diluted, regular, and special reset clause of conversion price as equity. Besides, it is found that the special reset clause of conversion price may make the economic substance of convertible bonds more equity-like. This study also tests whether guarantee clause effects the economic substance of convertible bonds. It is found that whether convertible bonds are guaranteed, Taiwanese capital market regards convertible bonds as equity. Moreover, compared with convertible bonds without guarantee clause, those with guarantee clause are relatively equity-like.
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