Argentinien durchlebt erneut eine schwere Schulden- und Währungskrise, mitten in einem Wahlkampf, der die Amtszeit von Präsident Macri beenden könnte. Die Autoren stellen dar, dass die Krise auf übermäßige Staatsausgaben und eine exzessive Verschuldung in Fremdwährungen zurückzuführen...

For centuries, defaulting governments were immune from legal action by foreign creditors. This paper shows that this is no longer the case. Building a dataset covering four decades, we find that creditor lawsuits have become an increasingly common feature of sovereign debt markets. The legal...

Governments often issue bonds in foreign jurisdictions, which can provide additional legal protection vis-à-vis domestic bonds. This paper studies the effect of this jurisdiction choice on bond prices. We test whether foreign-law bonds trade at a premium compared to domestic-law bonds. We use...

Governments often issue bonds in foreign jurisdictions, which can provide additional legal protection vis-á-vis domestic bonds. This paper studies the effect of this jurisdiction choice on bond prices. We test whether foreign-law bonds trade at a premium compared to domestic-law bonds. We use...