In this paper, we use detailed data on the sovereign debt holdings of all German banks to analyse the determinants of sovereign debt exposures and the implications of sovereign exposures for bank risk. Our main findings are as follows. First, sovereign bond holdings are heterogeneous across...

We identify the determinants of all German banks' sovereign debt exposures between 2005 and 2013 and test for the implications of these exposures for bank risk. Larger, more capital market affine, and less capitalised banks hold more sovereign bonds. Around 15% of all German banks never hold...

In this paper, we use detailed data on the sovereign debt holdings of all German banks to analyse the determinants of sovereign debt exposures and the implications of sovereign exposures for bank risk. Our main findings are as follows. First, sovereign bond holdings are heterogeneous across...

We identify the determinants of all German banks’ sovereign debt exposures between 2005 and 2013 and test for the implications of these exposures for bank risk. Larger, more capital market affine, and less capitalised banks hold more sovereign bonds. Around 15% of all German banks never hold...

Anhand der Reihenfolgentheorie lassen sich die wichtigsten Bereiche der Politik identifizieren: institutionelle Reformen, fiskale und monetäre Stabilisierung, Reform der Finanzmärkte, Liberalisierung des Handels und des Kapitalverkehrs sowie die Privatisierung. Die Verschärfung von...

Die wirtschaftliche Lage in der Russischen Föderation läßt keine Anzeichen auf eine Wende zum Besseren erkennen. Die monatlichen Inflationsraten haben sich seit November 1993 etwas abgeschwächt. Die Auswirkungen der wirtschaftspolitischen Kontur- und Kraftlosigkeit lassen sich an der...

The introduction of the euro is expected to increase capital mobility in Euroland. While, as in the US, a common monetary policy is now performed, institutional structures are inherently more heterogenous. This paper argues that experience of the US with financial market integration can...