Pricing of Sovereign Credit Risk: Evidence From Advanced Economies During the Financial Crisis
January 1, 2012
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Summary
We investigate the pricing of sovereign credit risk over the period 2008-2010 for selected advanced economies by examining two widely-used indicators: sovereign credit default swap (CDS) and relative asset swap (RAS) spreads. Cointegration analysis suggests the existence of an imperfect market arbitrage relationship between the cash (RAS) and the derivatives (CDS) markets, with price discovery taking place in the latter. Likewise, panel regressions aimed at uncovering the fundamental drivers of the two indicators show that the CDS market, although less liquid, has provided a better signal for sovereign credit risk during the period of the recent financial crisis.
Subject: Credit default swap, Credit risk, Derivative markets, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial regulation and supervision, Money, Sovereign bonds
Keywords: CDS contract, CDS market, CDS protection, CDS regression, CDS spread, Credit default swap, Credit risk, Derivative markets, Global, market, RAS spread, Sovereign bonds, sovereign CDS, WP
Pages:
27
Volume:
2012
DOI:
Issue:
024
Series:
Working Paper No. 2012/024
Stock No:
WPIEA2012024
ISBN:
9781463931865
ISSN:
1018-5941
