Testing for a break in the persistence in yield spreads of EMU government bonds

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  • Philipp Sibbertsen
  • Christoph Wegener
  • Tobias Basse

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Externe Organisationen

  • Norddeutsche Landesbank – Girozentrale – (Nord/LB)
  • Touro University Berlin
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)109-118
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftJournal of Banking and Finance
Jahrgang41
Frühes Online-Datum15 Jan. 2014
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2014

Abstract

This study tests for a break in the persistence of EMU government bond yield spreads examining data from France, Italy and Spain and using German interest rates as a kind of benchmark. The results reported here provide evidence for breaks between 2006 and 2008. The persistence of the yield spreads against German government bonds has increased significantly after this period. This could be a sign of higher sovereign credit risk (and possibly even redenomination risk) caused by the debt crisis in the euro area. We find clear indications for non-stationary behavior after the breakpoints and empirical evidence for positive excess kurtosis and GARCH-effects when persistence increases.

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Testing for a break in the persistence in yield spreads of EMU government bonds. / Sibbertsen, Philipp; Wegener, Christoph; Basse, Tobias.
in: Journal of Banking and Finance, Jahrgang 41, 04.2014, S. 109-118.

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Sibbertsen P, Wegener C, Basse T. Testing for a break in the persistence in yield spreads of EMU government bonds. Journal of Banking and Finance. 2014 Apr;41:109-118. Epub 2014 Jan 15. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.01.003
Sibbertsen, Philipp ; Wegener, Christoph ; Basse, Tobias. / Testing for a break in the persistence in yield spreads of EMU government bonds. in: Journal of Banking and Finance. 2014 ; Jahrgang 41. S. 109-118.
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