scholarly journals Network Risk in the European Sovereign CDS Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Zornitsa Todorova ◽  

This paper applies novel tools from spatial econometrics to measure, quantifyand predict sovereign CDS spreads. Network risk is modelled by making each sovereignísCDS spread a function of the CDS spreads of its ìneighborsî in the Önancial network. Themain Öndings of the paper are: (1) the network model improves forecasting accuracy by 15% to 20%; (2) exogenous Önancial shocks propagate in the network of sovereigns and 40 %to 50% of the total e§ect is due to indirect (network) e§ects. These Öndings suggest analternative explanation to the well-known credit spread puzzle. To rationalize the Öndingsthe paper develops a simple structural network model of sovereign credit risk with Önancialcross-holdings and multiple equilibria.

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis A Longstaff ◽  
Jun Pan ◽  
Lasse H Pedersen ◽  
Kenneth J Singleton

We study the nature of sovereign credit risk using an extensive set of sovereign CDS data. We find that the majority of sovereign credit risk can be linked to global factors. A single principal component accounts for 64 percent of the variation in sovereign credit spreads. Furthermore, sovereign credit spreads are more related to the US stock and high-yield markets than they are to local economic measures. We decompose credit spreads into their risk premium and default risk components. On average, the risk premium represents about a third of the credit spread. (JEL F34, G15, O16, O19, P34)


Author(s):  
Patrick Augustin ◽  
Valeri Sokolovski ◽  
Marti G. Subrahmanyam ◽  
Davide Tomio

2021 ◽  
pp. 102127
Author(s):  
Sawan Rathi ◽  
Sanket Mohapatra ◽  
Arvind Sahay

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Gori

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the nexus between banks’ foreign assets and sovereign default risk in a panel of 15 developed economies. The empirical evidence suggests that banks’ foreign exposure is an important determinant of sovereign default probability. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the consolidated banking statistics (total foreign claims on ultimate risk basis) by the Bank of International Settlements, the author constructs a measure of bank international exposure to peer countries. This measure is then used as the target variable in a panel regression for sovereign credit default swaps. The model includes 15 European and non-European developed economies. Identification is discussed extensively in the paper. Findings Quantitatively, a 1% increase in banks’ cross-border claims increases sovereign default risk by about 0.19%. The relationship is weaker when banks are more capitalised. On the other hand, governments are more vulnerable to credit risk spillovers from banks’ international portfolios when having higher debt to GDP ratios. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first paper that attempts explicitly to establish an empirical connection between banks’ international assets and sovereign default risk. To the author’s opinion, this paper represents a contribution to our understanding of how sovereign credit risk spills over across countries. It also extends significantly the existing literature on the determinants of sovereign risk (that primarily focused on fundamentals, market characteristics – such as liquidity – and global factors). This paper ultimately sheds some new light on the role of intermediaries in the international transmission of credit risk, also adding to today’s discussion about the linkages between banks and sovereigns.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Longstaff ◽  
Jun Pan ◽  
Lasse Pedersen ◽  
Kenneth Singleton

2016 ◽  
pp. 561-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Manzo ◽  
Pietro Veronesi

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