, cumulatively, due to low bond yields since the onset of the Euro crisis. In order to determine the contribution of the "flight to … quality" to this sum, we define the flight to quality as a factor which has caused German bond yields and crisis country bond …

sovereign safe assets and German government bonds adjusted for sovereign credit risk, liquidity and swap market frictions. A … higher premium suggests less substitutability of sovereign bonds. We document a rise in the 'Bund premium' in the post …-crisis period. We show that there is a negative relationship of the premium with the relative supply of German sovereign bonds …