This paper examines the relationship between sovereign bond spreads, local economic activity, and global financial risk. We use secondary-market prices of dollar-denominated sovereign securities to construct yield spreads between sovereign bond yields and yields on the appropriately defined...

In this paper, we investigate the effect of financial conditions on price-setting behavior during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Using confidential, individual producer prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we match these prices to Compustat firm-level data and compare pricing behavior...

There is a consensus about the increasing exposure to disruptions in the financial system and economic uncertainty over the recent years. Despite their different implications for policy, discriminating empirically between these two sources of economic fluctuations is not an easy task because...

A variable rate demand obligation (VRDO) is a tax-emept municipal bond whose interest rate resets on a periodic basis. In addition, its bondholders have a "tender" option to liquidate their positions at par, exposing the issuer to possible runs. The VRDO market experienced large-scale runs in...