This paper describes the development and the current state of debt management in the Czech Republic. The basic principles on which it was built during the1990s and the importance of the monetary and fiscal policy co-ordination in effective debt management implementation are discussed. The...

The paper presents a comprehensive data set of all bonds issued by the sixteen German states (L¨ander) since 1992. It thus provides a complete picture of a capital market comparable in size to funds raised in the German fixed income market for corporations. The quantitative analysis reveals...

Domestic bond markets in Latin America have expanded significantly over the past few years. This development should help reduce the region's historical dependence on external financing. Although much progress has been made, vulnerabilities associated with refinancing risk remain and secondary...

The policy initiatives taken by the Brazilian authorities since the beginning of the decade have helped markedly improve the structure of government debt and the overall liquidity of fixed income and related derivatives markets. Despite this progress, there is room for improvement in the...

There is broad evidence that various initiatives undertaken by the Mexican government have been successful in helping to develop the domestic government bond market. The market has grown rapidly, its maturity structure has lengthened and secondary market liquidity has improved. Primary market...

Why do countries tend to repay their domestic and external debt, even though the legal enforcement of the sovereign debt contract is limited? Contrary to conventional wisdom, we argue that temporary market exclusion after default is costly. When the domestic financial market is characterized by...

The paper presents a new and comprehensive data set of all bonds issued by the sixteen German federal states (Länder) since 1992. It thus provides a complete picture of a capital market comparable in size to the combined corporate bond and commercial paper market in Germany. The quantitative...

Im Zuge der Eurokrise setzten sich in Europa neue Formen der Austeritätspolitik als nationale Krisenbearbeitungsstrategien durch. Diese unterschieden sich zwar in ihrem Umfang, teilten aber das Ziel, die Staatsfinanzen zu konsolidieren und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der jeweiligen Ökonomie zu...

This paper analyzes the link between political factors and sovereign bond holdings of US investors in 60 countries over the 2003-2013 period. We find that, in general, US investors hold more bonds in countries with few political constraints on the government. Moreover, US investors respond to...

The paper presents a comprehensive data set of all bonds issued by the sixteenGerman states (Länder) since 1992. It thus provides a complete picture of acapital market comparable in size to funds raised in the German fixed incomemarket for corporations. The quantitative analysis reveals that...