Afonso, António; Alves, José; Grabowski, Wojciech; … - 2025
coefficients, we find that positive skewness generally exerts a dominant influence. Employing Panel Cointegration Techniques, we … show that greater skewness is associated with higher sovereign bond yields and higher short-term interest rates, whether … measured in face or market value. In contrast, an increase in debt concentration tends to reduce both sovereign bond yields and …