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​We investigate the effects of credit ratings-contingent financial regulation on foreign bank lending behavior. We examine the sensitivity of international bank flows to debtor countries' sovereign credit rating changes before and after the implementation of the Basel 2 risk-based capital...
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This paper compares the restructuring of sovereign bonds with and without collective action clauses. One conclusion is that collective action clauses can allow efficient debt renegotiation in a formal model of sovereign debt renegotiation while unanimity rules offer incentives for opportunistic...
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Sovereign state-contingent bonds, in particular growth-indexed bonds (GIBs), have rarely been issued in practice despite their theoretical benefits. This paper provides support for this apparent sovereign noncontingency puzzle by deriving the impact of GIBs on the upper tail of the distribution...
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Sovereign domestic debt restructurings have become more common in recent years and touched upon a growing share of total public debt. This paper offers a simple framework for policymakers to think about the decision whether to restructure domestic sovereign debt as part of an effort to reduce...
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We investigate the effects of credit ratings-contingent financial regulation on foreign bank lending behavior. We examine the sensitivity of international bank flows to debtor countries' sovereign credit rating changes before and after the implementation of the Basel 2 risk-based capital...
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The model presented in this paper shows that the outcome of a leveraged buyback of sovereign debt depends on the seniority structure of the deal. If the institution lending the funds needed for the buyback is senior, the debtor country benefits from the deal and the market price of bonds...
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Against the backdrop of the Greek three-act tragedy, we present a theoretical framework for studying Greece's recent … debt and currency crisis. The model is built on two essential blocks: first, erratic macroeconomic policymaking in Greece … macroeconomic policies in Greece are considered. The model's mechanism and assumptions allow either for a Grexit from the euro area …
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The objective of this paper is to assess whether external debt makes a difference for public debt stabilization, where external debt is considered through the non-residents' holdings according to a Balance of Payments perspective. The analysis is empirical and considers the case of Italy, one of...
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