While the use of public resources is critical to cushion the impact of the financial crisis on the euro-area economy … perspective, to what extent do movements in euro area sovereign spreads reflect country-specific solvency concerns? In line with … previous studies, the paper suggests that euro area sovereign risk premium differentials tend to comove over time and are …

We isolate a U.S. dollar currency premium by comparing corporate bonds issued in the dollar and the euro by firms o … without a currency hedge and about the same with a currency hedge when compared to the euro. This observed parity in currency … mix of their debt issuance depending on the relative borrowing cost between dollar and euro debt. In sum, the …

This paper analyzes through what channels the euro crisis has affected firm valuations globally. It examines stock …, particularly in creditor countries with greater bank exposure to peripheral euro countries. Trade linkages with peripheral … countries also played a role, with euro exchange rate movements causing differential effects …