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This paper illustrates how a parsimonious macro-finance model can be exploited to investigate the frequency-domain properties of debt service implied by various financing strategies. This original approach is valuable to public debt managers seeking to assess the fiscal-hedging properties of the...
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certain asset classes since the onset of the crisis, notably the sovereign bonds of stressed euro area countries. These … sovereign debt crisis …
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crisis times …
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Evidence suggests that sovereign defaults disrupt international trade. As a consequence, countries that are more open have more to lose from a sovereign default and are less inclined to renege on their debt. In turn, lenders should trust more open countries and charge them with lower interest...
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The internal cost of default, an important driver of sovereign debt repayment, increases with domestic portfolios' home bias. And so, when using capital controls or other instruments to steer these portfolios, a country faces a trade-off between commitment to repay and diversification. But why...
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crisis (over the years from 2010 to 2015). We estimate a fiscal reaction function for the Euro area countries and demonstrate … whose structural deficits will diminish whatever the “exit crisis” scenario envisaged, whereas on the other side, others …
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the global leverage cycle. Using granular data on banks located in France, the paper shows that the pre-crisis … international diversification of banks increased leverage procyclicality during the 2008-2009 crisis. Focusing on the currency … risk due to the crisis and the risk channel. These findings draw attention to the specific role of balance sheet currency …
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We assess the effect of accepting illiquid assets as collateral at the central bank on banks' lending activity. We study the lending activity of the 177 largest banks in the Euro area between 2011m1 and 2014m12 and the composition of their pool of collateral pledged with the Eurosystem. Panel...
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In the aftermath of the crisis, sovereign risk premium differentials have been increasingly widening. Although the …
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expected changes in debt/GDP ratios of the respective countries. Our model explains spreads both before and during the crisis …
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