In this paper I develop a model of sovereign lending with default and long-duration coupon bonds. Long-duration bonds offer an insurance benefit to the borrower because countries are not required to frequently roll-over outstanding debt. However, investors anticipate that countries might default...

Systemic risk is the risk of a collapse of the entire financial system, typically triggered by the default of one, or more, large and interconnected financial institutions. In this paper we estimate the systemic risk contribution of each financial institution in a large sample of European banks....

I fondi obbligazionari governativi area Euro costituiscono una componente fondamentale del portafoglio Þnanziario delle famiglie italiane. In questa ricerca analizziamo le caratteristiche di questi fondi e la loro performance con particolare attenzione al periodo della crisi del 2007-2009....