Sánchez, Juan M.; Sapriza, Horacio; Yurdagul, Emircan - 2021
This study develops a novel model of endogenous sovereign debt maturity choice that rationalizes various stylized facts … about debt maturity and the yield spread curve: first, sovereign debt duration and maturity generally exceed one year, and …, output volatility, sudden stops, impatience and risk aversion are key determinants of maturity, both in our model and in the …