We propose an additional funding tool for the collective effort against the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout by issuing European Corona Solidarity Bonds (ECSBs) which are backed by revenues on a new EU-wide universal tax on financial assets, collected at the source.To combat the...

Most corporate bond research on liquidity and dealer inventories is based on the USD-denominated bonds transactions in the US reported to TRACE. Some of these bonds, however, are also traded in Europe, and those trades are not subject to the TRACE reporting requirements. Leveraging our access to...

Analyzing a novel collateral haircut dataset, this paper investigates the relations between the collateral haircuts and the yields of Euro-area central government bonds. The empirical analysis shows that investors demand higher yields for bonds with higher collateral haircuts. The importance of...

The green bond market has grown strongly in recent years, especially in the euro area. With regard to the European Union’s climate targets, it is likely that the demand for green bonds-bonds that specifically support sustainable projects-will continue to increase in the future. The European...

This papers analyzes the effect of the ECB’s Corporate Sector Purchase Programme (CSPP) and the recent Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) on the yields of eligible green bonds, a new but rapidly growing segment of the corporate bond market. We exploit these policy changes using a...

Theoretical studies show that shocks to funding constraints should affect and be af-fected by market illiquidity. However, little is known about the empirical magnitude of such responses because of the intrinsic endogeneity of illiquidity shocks. This paper adopts an identification technique...

Theoretical studies show that shocks to funding constraints should affect and be affected by market illiquidity. However, little is known about the empirical magnitude of such responses because of the intrinsic endogeneity of illiquidity shocks. This paper adopts an identification technique...

We use administrative and supervisory data at the bank and loan level to investigate the impact of the introduction of covered bonds on the composition of bank balance sheets and bank risk. Covered bonds, despite being collateralized by mortgages, lead to a shift in bank lending from mortgages...

In 2016 Poland was the first EU country to issue a Green Bond Principles-aligned bond to finance environmental projects. Since then, sovereign issuance in the EU grew enormously. In just over five years the market grew to over 290 bn euro outstanding sovereign ESG bonds in the EU in 2022. 16...

Dieses Papier ist eine empirische Untersuchung der Langfristbeziehung der Renditen 10-jähriger Staatsanleihen Deutschlands und zehn weiteren Mitgliedsländern der Europäischen Währungsunion (EWU) vor, nach und während der wichtigsten finanziellen und wirtschaftlichen Ereignisse seit der...