Brunnermeier et al. (2016) propose the introduction of sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS) in the euro area. That and other papers only address how the securitization would insulate senior bond holders from actual default-related losses. This paper generalizes the assessment by using the...

Brunnermeier et al. (2017) propose the introduction of sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS) in the euro area. It and other papers address how the securitisation would insulate senior security holders from actual default-related losses. This article generalises the assessment by using the...

The influence of commodity prices on consumer prices is usually seen as originating in commodity markets. We argue, however, that long run and short run relationships should exist between commodity prices, consumer prices and money and that the influence of commodity prices on consumer prices...