This paper develops an arbitrage-free affine term structure model of potentially defaultable sovereign bonds to model a cross-section of eight euro area government bond yield curves since January 1999. The existence of a common monetary policy under European Monetary Union determines the short...

This paper develops an arbitrage-free affine term structure model of potentially defaultable sovereign bonds to model a cross-section of eight euro area government bond yield curves since January 1999. The existence of a common monetary policy under European Monetary Union determines the short...

One of the objectives of the recent prudential regulation is to separate the computation of required capital for short- and long-run risks. This paper provides a coherent framework to define, compute, and update these components. We provide different examples, among which is the transition to...