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Conditional Probabilities for Euro area Sovereign Default Risk
by André Lucas of VU University Amsterdam & Duisenberg School of Finance,
Bernd Schwaab of European Central Bank, and
Xin Zhang of VU University Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute
(256K PDF) -- 24 pages -- June 28, 2012

Sovereign Correlations in Recent Recessions
by Taehan Bae of University of Regina, and
Ian Iscoe of Algorithmics Inc, an IBM Company
(318K PDF) -- 11 pages -- March 2012

Default Probability Estimation in Small Samples: With an application to sovereign bonds
by Walter Orth of University of Cologne
(256K PDF) -- 24 pages -- February 9, 2012

Managing Sovereign Credit Risk in Bond Portfolios
by Benjamin Bruder of Lyxor Asset Management,
Pierre Hereil of Lyxor Asset Management, and
Thierry Roncalli of Lyxor Asset Management
(2018K PDF) -- 27 pages -- October 2011

Asymmetric Shocks, Long-term Bonds and Sovereign Default
by Junjun Zhu of the Fudan University, and
Shiyu Xie of the Fudan University
(170K PDF) -- 8 pages -- January 18, 2011

Default and the Maturity Structure in Sovereign Bonds
by Cristina Arellano of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis & University of Minnesota, and
Ananth Ramanarayanan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(689K PDF) -- 48 pages -- April 30, 2010

A Model of Asset Pricing under Country Risk
by Sandro C. Andrade of the University of Miami
(466K PDF) -- 25 pages -- June 2009

Sovereign Risk Premia
by Nicola Borri of Boston University, and
Adrien Verdelhan of Boston University
(392K PDF) -- 49 pages -- December 1, 2008

Maturity, Indebtedness and Default Risk
by Satyajit Chatterjee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and
Burcu Eyigungor of Koç University
(284K PDF) -- 34 pages -- December 2008

Is it (Still) Mostly Fiscal? Determinants of sovereign spreads in emerging markets
by Emanuele Baldacci of the International Monetary Fund,
Sanjeev Gupta of the International Monetary Fund, and
Amine Mati of the International Monetary Fund
(651K PDF) -- 24 pages -- November 2008

Default and Recovery Implicit in the Term Structure of Sovereign CDS Spreads
by Jun Pan of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Kenneth J. Singleton of Stanford University
(1,448K PDF) -- 40 pages -- October 2008

Reverse-engineering Country Risk Ratings: A combinatorial non-recursive model
by Peter L. Hammer of Rutgers University,
Alexandr Kogan of Rutgers University, and
Miguel A. Lejeune of George Washington University
(473K PDF) -- 31 pages -- September 1, 2008

New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability
by Dale F. Gray of the International Monetary Fund,
Robert C. Merton of Harvard Business School, and
Zvi Bodie of Boston University
(230K PDF) -- 33 pages -- August 11, 2008

Determinants of Sovereign Risk: Macroeconomic fundamentals and the pricing of sovereign debt
by Jens Hilscher of Brandeis University, and
Yves Nosbusch of the London School of Economics
(413K PDF) -- 66 pages -- July 2008

How Sovereign is Sovereign Credit Risk?
by Francis A. Longstaff of the University of California, Los Angeles,
Jun Pan of Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Lasse H. Pedersen of New York University & CEPR, and
Kenneth J. Singleton of Stanford University
(331K PDF) -- 49 pages -- April 2008

A Stochastic Framework for Public Debt Sustainability Analysis
by Gabriel Di Bella of the International Monetary Fund
(525K PDF) -- 28 pages -- March 2008

Measuring Sovereign Risk in Turkey: An application of the contingent claims approach
by Christian Keller of the International Monetary Fund,
Peter Kunzel of the International Monetary Fund, and
Marcos Souto of the International Monetary Fund
(476K PDF) -- 29 pages -- October 2007

Heterogeneous Borrowers in Quantitative Models of Sovereign Default
by Juan Carlos Hatchondo of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,
Leonardo Martinez of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and
Horacio Sapriza of Rutgers University
(413K PDF) -- 35 pages -- July 10, 2007

Default Risk and Income Fluctuations in Emerging Economies
by Cristina Arellano of the University of Minnesota & the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
(347K PDF) -- 33 pages -- July 2007

Sources of Sovereign Default Risk: An empirical analysis
by John Matovu of Makerere University
(1,972K PDF) -- 32 pages -- April 23, 2007

Credit Derivatives and Sovereign Debt Crises
by Benedikt Goderis of the University of Oxford, and
Wolf Wagner of Cambridge University & Tilburg University
(209K PDF) -- 32 pages -- March 23, 2007

Sovereign Debt Spreads in a Markov Switching Regime
by Burcu Eyigungor of the University of California, Los Angeles
(197K PDF) -- 19 pages -- November 13, 2006

Sovereign Debt Crises and Credit to the Private Sector
by Carlos Arteta of the Federal Reserve Board, and
Galina Hale of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
(323K PDF) -- 42 pages -- December 15, 2006

Predicting Sovereign Debt Crises Using Artificial Neural Networks: A comparative approach
by Marco Fioramanti of the Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica - (ISAE)
(323K PDF) -- 32 pages -- October 2006

Country Default Probabilities: Assessing and Backtesting
by Stefan Huschens of the Technische Universität Dresden,
Alexander Karmann of the Technische Universität Dresden,
Dominik Maltritz of the Technische Universität Dresden, and
Konstantin Vogl of the Technische Universität Dresden
(263K PDF) -- 20 pages -- September 1, 2006

Political Risk and Firm Default Probability: Exploring export credits to high-risk countries
by Annika Sandström of the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration
(190K PDF) -- 38 pages -- August 2006

Why Are There Serial Defaulters? Evidence from Constitutions
by Emanuel Kohlscheen of the University of Warwick
(167K PDF) -- 32 pages -- August 2006

Public Default Dynamics
by Betty C. Daniel of the University at Albany - SUNY
(348K PDF) -- 48 pages -- August 2006

Primary Surplus Behavior and Risks to Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries: A "Fan-Chart" Approach
by Oya Celasun of the International Monetary Fund,
Xavier Debrun of the International Monetary Fund, and
Jonathan D. Ostry of the International Monetary Fund
(771K PDF) -- 54 pages -- March 2006

Sovereign Default, Interest Rates and Political Uncertainty in Emerging Markets
by Gabriel Cuadra of the Banco de México, and
Horacio Sapriza of Rutgers University
(503K PDF) -- 34 pages -- February 2006

How Important Is Sovereign Risk in Determining Corporate Default Premia? The Case of South Africa
by Marcel Peter of Swiss National Bank, and
Martin Grandes of the American University of Paris
(928K PDF) -- 64 pages -- November 2005

Determinants of Spreads on Sovereign Bank Loans: The role of credit history
by Peter Benczur of Magyar Nemzeti Bank & Central European University, and
Cosmin Ilut of Northwestern University
(858K PDF) -- 29 pages -- November 2005

Judgmental Versus Quantitative Credit Risk Measures for Sovereigns
by Yen-Ting Hu of Birkbeck College and Risk Control Limited,
Rudiger Kiesel of London School of Economics,
William Perraudin of Birkbeck College & Risk Control Limited, and
Gerhard Stahl of Bundesaufsichtsamt für Kreditwesen
(858K PDF) -- 29 pages -- August 2005

Do Major Financial Crises Provide Information on Sovereign Risk to the Rest of the World? A Look at Credit Default Swap Markets
by Didier Cossin of IMD International & FAME, and
Gero Jung of Fame & the Graduate Institute of International Studies
(2,778K PDF) -- 35 pages -- March 2005

"Rules of Thumb" for Sovereign Debt Crises
by Paolo Manasse of the Università di Bologna & the International Monetary Fund, and
Nouriel Roubini of the New York University
(490K PDF) -- 33 pages -- March 2005

The Contingent Claims Approach to Corporate Vulnerability Analysis: Estimating Default Risk and Economy-wide Risk Transfer
by Michael T. Gapen of the International Monetary Fund,
Dale F. Gray of Macro Financial Risk Corporation & Consultant to the Macro Financial Risk Project at Moody's Investors Service,
Cheng Hoon Lim of the International Monetary Fund, and
Yingbin Xiao of the International Monetary Fund
(925K PDF) -- 44 pages -- July 2004

Predicting Default Probabilities and Implementing Trading Strategies for Emerging Markets Bond Portfolios
by Andrea Berardi of the University of Verona,
Stefania Ciraolo of the University of Leuven, and
Michele Trova of Monte Paschi A.M.
(640K PDF) -- 28 pages -- June 29, 2004

Defaultable Debt, Interest Rates and the Current Account
by Mark Aguiar of the University of Chicago, and
Gita Gopinath of the University of Chicago and NBER
(410K PDF) -- 40 pages -- May 28, 2004

A Risk Management Approach to Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Sustainability with an Application to Brazilian Data
by Márcio Gomes Pinto Garcia of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, and
Roberto Rigobon of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(433K PDF) -- 26 pages -- March 17, 2004

Equity Prices, Credit Default Swaps, and Bond Spreads in Emerging Markets
by Jorge A. Chan-Lau of the International Monetary Fund, and
Yoon Sook Kim of the International Monetary Fund
(1,652K PDF) -- 31 pages -- February 2004

Implied Default Probabilities and Default Recovery Ratios: An Analysis of Argentine Eurobonds 2000-2002
by Jochen R. Andritzky of the University of St. Gallen
(391K PDF) -- 28 pages -- January 28, 2004

Debt Intolerance
by Carmen M. Reinhart of the International Monetary Fund,
Kenneth S. Rogoff of the International Monetary Fund, and
Miguel A. Savastano of the International Monetary Fund
(429K PDF) -- 76 pages -- May 14, 2003

Anticipating Credit Events Using Credit Default Swaps, with an Application to Sovereign Debt Crises
by Jorge A. Chan-Lau of the International Monetary Fund
(609K PDF) -- 20 pages -- May 2003

What Did the Credit Market Expect of Argentina Default? Evidence from Default Swap Data
by Frank X. Zhang of the Federal Reserve Board
(461K PDF) -- 43 pages -- April 16, 2003

A Non-Recursive Regression Model For Country Risk R
by Sorin Alexe of Rutgers University,
Peter L. Hammer of Rutgers University,
Alexandr Kogan of Rutgers University, and
Miguel A. Lejeune of FORTIS Bank
(169K PDF) -- 40 pages -- March 2003

A Dynamic Model for Emerging Debt Markets: The Case of Hong Kong Corporate Credit Risk
by Michael C.S. Wong of the City University of Hong Kong, and
Keith K.F. Law of the City University of Hong Kong
(181K PDF) -- 44 pages -- November 6, 2002

Sovereign Risk in a Structural Approach - Evaluating Sovereign Ability-to-Pay and Probability of Default
by Alexander Karmann of the Dresden University of Technology, and
Dominik Maltritz of the Dresden University of Technology
(628K PDF) -- 39 pages -- October 10, 2002

Valuation Model of Defaultable Bond Values in Emerging Markets
by Cho-Hoi Hui of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and
Chi-Fai Lo of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
(158K PDF) -- 16 pages -- June 2002

The Determinants of Sovereign Bond Credit Spreads Changes
by Michael Westphalen of HEC, Université de Lausanne, & Fame
(153K PDF) -- 27 pages -- November 30, 2001

Emerging Market Risk and Sovereign Credit Ratings
by Guillermo Larraín of the OECD Development Centre
Helmut Reisen of the OECD Development Centre, and
Julia von Maltzan of the OECD Development Centre
(136K PDF) -- 28 pages -- April 1997

Determinants and Impact of Sovereign Credit Ratings
by Richard Cantor of the Federal Reserve of New York, and
Frank Packer of the Federal Reserve of New York
(105K PDF) -- 18 pages -- October 1996

Sovereign Credit Ratings
by Richard Cantor of the Federal Reserve of New York, and
Frank Packer of the Federal Reserve of New York
(150K PDF) -- 6 pages -- June 1995

The Pricing of Sovereign Risk: An Application of Option Theory
by Peter Bossaerts of the University of California, Los Angeles
(1,190K PDF) -- 33 pages -- August 1985

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