This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the young, but rapidly growing literature on sovereign credit default swap premia, describes key statistical and stylized facts about prices, the market, its players and related trading activities and attempts to raise some thought-provoking...

Using the announcement of the first Greek bailout on April 11, 2010, we quantify significant spillover effects from sovereign to corporate credit risk in Europe. A ten percent increase in sovereign credit risk raises corporate credit risk on average by 1.1 percent after the bailout. These...

The first Greek bailout on April 11, 2010 triggered a significant reevaluation of sovereign credit risk across Europe. We exploit this event to examine the transmission of sovereign to corporate credit risk. A ten percent increase in sovereign credit risk raises corporate credit risk on average...

This paper reviews the young but rapidly growing literature on sovereign credit default swap premia. A discussion of current debates in the academic and popular press hopefully raises thought-provoking questions with valuable insights for academics, policymakers and practitioners alike. The main...