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Bond Yields in Emerging Economies: It Matters What State You Are In

By Laura Jaramillo, Anke Weber

August 1, 2012

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Laura Jaramillo, and Anke Weber. Bond Yields in Emerging Economies: It Matters What State You Are In, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed November 8, 2024
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Summary

While many studies have looked into the determinants of yields on externally issued sovereign bonds of emerging economies, analysis of domestically issued bonds has hitherto been limited, despite their growing relevance. This paper finds that the extent to which fiscal variables affect domestic bond yields in emerging economies depends on the level of global risk aversion. During tranquil times in global markets, fiscal variables do not seem to be a significant determinant of domestic bond yields in emerging economies. However, when market participants are on edge, they pay greater attention to country-specific fiscal fundamentals, revealing greater alertness about default risk.

Subject: Bond yields, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Government debt management, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Securities markets

Keywords: Bond Markets, Bond yield, Bond yields, Domestic bond yields, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Emerging market, Emerging Market Economies, Estimation result, Fiscal Deficit, Fund assets, Global, Government debt management, Growth expectation, Growth projection, Growth rate, Long-term bond yields, Public Debt, Securities markets, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    25

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2012/198

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2012198

  • ISBN:

    9781475505481

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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