Corradin, Stefano; Grimm, Niklas; Schwaab, Bernd - 2021
We decompose euro area sovereign bond yields into five distinct components: i) expected future short-term risk …-free rates and a term premium, ii) default risk premium, iii) redenomination risk premium, iv) liquidity risk premium, and a v … announcements during the Covid-19 pandemic recession. We find that both monetary and fiscal policy announcements had a pronounced …