In Panel B, we examine the effects of the four components of the creditor rights index across different leverage quantiles. To
save space, we report results only for the coefficient estimates on the components of creditor rights; however, the regressions
control for the same set of variables as in Panel A. The results show that the coefficient estimates on the components of the
creditor rights index tend to be more negative at high leverage levels than at low leverage levels, with the differences in
coefficients significant at the 1% level. This negative relation is most pronounced for No Management Stay (i.e., the component that
best captures demand-side forces): while the coefficient estimate is only −0.007 at a low leverage quantile of 0.2, it is even more
negative at −0.062 at a high leverage quantile of 0.8. The negative relation is weaker for Secured Creditor Paid First (i.e., the
component that is least related to demand-side forces), given that its negative effect decreases as we move from quantile 0.6 to
quantile 0.8.