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Sovereign risk dynamics in the EU : the time varying relevance of fiscal and external (im)balances

Afonso, António; Alves, José; Monteiro, Sofia - 2024

Acknowledging the potential detrimental impact that twin-deficits may have on sovereign risk, this study uses a two-step approach to assess the impact of fiscal and external sustainability on sovereign risk dynamics for a panel of 27 European Economies between 2001Q4 and 2022Q3. To do so, we...

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The dollar and corporate borrowing costs

Meisenzahl, Ralf R.; Niepmann, Friederike; … - 2020

We show that U.S. dollar movements affect syndicated loan terms for U.S. borrowers, even for those without trade exposure. We identify the effect of dollar movements using spread and loan amount adjustments during the syndication process. Using this high-frequency, within loan variation, we find...

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Insurers monitor shocks to collateral : micro evidence from mortgage-backed securities

Fetzer, Thiemo; Guin, Benjamin; Netto, Felipe; Saidi, Farzad - 2024

This paper uncovers if and how insurance companies react to shocks to collateral in their portfolio of securitized assets. We address this question in the context of commercial real estate cash flow shocks, which are informationally opaque to holders of commercial mortgage-backed securities...

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How has the global financial crisis affected syndicated loan terms in emerging markets? : evidence from China

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Lodh, Suman; Nandy, Monomita - 2015

This paper examines the impact of the recent global financial crisis on the cost of debt capital (syndicated loans) in a leading emerging market, namely China, using difference-in-differences and GARCH approaches. Before the crisis China adopted banking reforms allowing entry of foreign banks...

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Crisis credit, employment protection, indebtedness, and risk

Huneeus, Federico; Kaboski, Joseph Paul; Larraín, Mauricio - 2025

This paper studies how credit guarantee and employment protection programs interact in assisting firms during crises times. The paper analyzes how these government programs influence credit allocation, indebtedness, and risk at both the micro and macro levels. The programs provide different...

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Measuring alpha in the fund management industry : do female managers perform better?

Babalos, Vassilios; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; … - 2013

This paper examines the performance of 358 European diversified equity mutual funds controlling for gender differences …. Fund performance is evaluated against funds' designated market indices and representative style portfolios. Consistently … with previous studies, no significant differences in performance and risk are found between female and male managed funds …

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Carbon default swap : disentangling the exposure to carbon risk through CDS

Blasberg, Alexander; Kiesel, Rüdiger; Taschini, Luca - 2022

Using Credit Default Swap spreads, we construct a forward-looking, market-implied carbon risk factor and show that carbon risk affects firms' credit spread. The effect is larger for European than North American firms and varies substantially across industries, suggesting the market recognises...

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How do banks and households manage interest rate risk? : evidence from the Swiss mortgage market

Basten, Christoph; Guin, Benjamin; Koch, Cathérine - 2017

We exploit a unique data set that features both un-intermediated mortgage requests and independent offers from multiple banks for each request. We show that households typically are not prudent risk managers but prioritize the minimization of current mortgage payments over the risk of possible...

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Foreign currency loans and credit risk : evidence from U.S. banks

Niepmann, Friederike; Schmidt-Eisenlohr, Tim - 2017

When firms borrow in foreign currency but collect revenues in local currency, exchange rate changes can affect their ability to repay their debt. Using loan-level data from U.S. banks' regulatory filings, this paper studies the effect of exchange rate changes on firms’ loan payments. A 10...

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Sustainable banking and credit market segmentation

Kelly, David L.; Paik, Christopher - 2024

We assess the feasibility, optimality, and policy implications of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG)-linked or “green” lending in a credit market where banks incorporate such non-financial data in credit allocation decisions. We identify an asymmetric information problem:...

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