We assess the degree of market fragmentation in the euro-area corporate bond market by disentangling the determinants of the risk premium paid on bonds at origination. By looking at over 2,400 bonds we are able to isolate the country-specific effects which are a suitable indicator of the market...

We provide an assessment of the determinants of the risk premia paid by non-financial corporations on long-term bonds. By looking at 5,500 issues over the period 2005-2012, we find that in recent years the sovereign debt market turbulence has been a major driver of corporate risk. Compared with...

By focusing on the cost conditions at issuance, I find that not only the Covid-19 pandemic effects were different across bonds and firms at different stages, but also that the market composition was significantly affected, collapsing on investment- grade bonds, a segment in which the share of...

By focusing on the cost conditions at issuance, I find that not only the Covid-19 pandemic effects were different across bonds and firms at different stages, but also that the market composition was significantly affected, collapsing on investment-grade bonds, a segment in which the share of...

This research focuses on the cost of financing green projects on the primary bond market and tests for a potential price differential between green bonds issued by government entities and those issued by supranational and private sector issuers. Our findings indicate that government entities...

By focusing on the cost conditions at issuance, I find that not only the Covid-19 pandemic effects were different across bonds and firms at different stages, but also that the market composition was significantly affected, collapsing on investment-grade bonds, a segment in which the share of...

Das Update 2016 des EU-Nachhaltigkeitsrankings der Stiftung Marktwirtschaft und des Forschungszentrums Generationenverträge der Universität Freiburg analysiert die Gesamtverschuldung der EU-Mitgliedsländer, deren Entwicklung im Vergleich zum Vorjahr und die langfristige Entwicklung der...

Auch wenn die europäischen Finanzen und die Haushaltslage der EU-Mitgliedstaaten nicht mehr das beherrschende Thema in der medialen Berichterstattung darstellen, darf dies nicht dazu verleiten anzunehmen, dass die Probleme der öffentlichen Finanzen in der Europäischen Union gelöst seien. Die...