Bankruptcy, Credit Risk, and High Yield Junk Bonds

Edward I. Altman is the Max L. Heine Professor of Finance at the Leonar N. Stern School of Business, New York University. Since 1990, he has directed the research effort in Fixed Income and Credit Markets at the NYU Salomon Center and is currently the Vice-Director of the Center. Professor Altman is the current editor of the Handbook of Corporate Finance and the Handbook of Financial Markets and Institutions.