Using daily data of four currencies (Japanese yen, euro, British pound, and Australian dollar) in terms of the U.S. dollar, and these four currencies in terms of the euro from January 2004 to February 2008, we examine the lead-lag relationship between the credit default swap (CDS) market and the...

This study examines the market-wide relations between the U.S. stock market and the credit default swap (CDS) market for the period of 2001-2007. Results indicate that the lead-lag relationship between the U.S. stock market and the CDS market depends on the credit quality of the underlying...

This paper explores the imbalance between China's real estate market, which is booming, and the stock market, which has plunged over four years. Our empirical analysis shows that the two markets are systematically negatively related due to fund flows. The plummeting stock indexes are partly...

The Merton-type structural model, when extended to sovereign issuers, suggests a negative relationship between sovereign credit default swap (CDS) spreads and stock prices. Capital structure arbitrage strategy that exploits such relationships should foster the integration of CDS and the stock...

This study uses reported exports and imports figures of China-Hong Kong and China-Thailand trade to examine the relations among trade, foreign direct investment flows, and tax-induced market impediments. The empirical results, largely consistent with theoretical models, support several...

Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of structural models and bank fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models (leverage, volatility, and risk-free rate) are significantly associated with...

This paper develops a theoretical framework in which asset linkages in a syndicated loan agreement can infect a healthy bank when its partner bank fails. We investigate how capital constraints affect the choice of the healthy bank to takeover or liquidate the exposure held jointly with the...

​Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of structural models and bank fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models (leverage, volatility, and risk-free rate) are significantly associated...

We investigate what accounting information is important for explaining the credit risk for U.S. bank holding corporations (BHCs) during the recent crisis and find that several CAMELS variables are significantly associated with credit default swap (CDS) spreads. Consistent with industry...