The aim of this thesis is to thoroughly study structural default models based on jump-diffusion processes. Jump-diffusion models were first proposed by Zhou (2001), who also showed that these models have several desirable properties, most important, positive short-term spreads. On the other...

The fallout from the 2008 financial crisis has been particularly acute in the euro area Member States of the south-western rim and in the new EU Member States, due to their previously accumulated macroeconomic and financial imbalances. The perception that the euro environment provided a solid...

Deterministische Discounted Cash Flow Modelle (DCF-Modelle) greifen im Rahmen der Unternehmensbewertung lediglich auf einwertige Größen zurück. Bei stochastischen Modellen werden einzelne Plangrößen hingegen mehrwertig dargestellt, indem aus Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilungen verschiedene...

The article examines the properties of generalized method of moments GMM estimators of utility function parameters. The research strategy is to apply the GMM procedure to generated data on asset returns from stochastic exchange economies; discrete methods and Markov chain models are used to...

Credit risk is influenced by interest rates and market liquidity. This paper examines the direct and indirect impacts of unexpected monetary policy shifts on the growth of corporate credit risk, with the aim of quantifying the size and direction of the response. The results surprisingly indicate...

Kreditrisiken haben den größten Anteil am Gesamtrisiko einer Bank.Dennoch spielen Portfoliobetrachtungen bei der Evaluierung von Kreditrisikenbisher eine untergeordnete Rolle. Diese Arbeit untersucht das gemeinsame Ausfallverhalten von Krediten.Insbesondere wird diskutiert, wie...