Why does the free-rider problem occur in the debt market?
Restrictive covenants can reduce moral hazard but they must be monitored and enforced to be effective. If bondholders know that other bondholders are monitoring and enforcing the restrictive covenants, they can free ride. Other bondholders will follow suit resulting in not enough resources devoted to monitoring and enforcing restrictive covenants.
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