RT Journal Article
T1 An Update on EMU Sovereign Yield Spread Drivers in Times of Crisis: A Panel Data Analysis
A1 Gómez-Puig, Marta
A1 Sosvilla Rivero, Simón Javier
A1 Ramos-Herrera, María del Carmen
AB We empirically investigate the determinants of EMU sovereign bond yield spreads with respect to the German bund. Using panel data techniques, we examine the role of a wide set of potential drivers. To our knowledge, this paper presents one of the most exhaustive compilations of the variables used in the literature to study the behaviour of sovereign yield spreads and, in particular, to gauge the effect on these spreads of changes in market sentiment and risk aversion. We use a sample of both central and peripheral countries from January 1999 to December 2012 and assess whether there were significant changes after the outbreak of the euro area debt crisis. Our results suggest that the rise in sovereign risk in central countries can only be partially explained by the evolution of local macroeconomic variables in those countries. Besides, without exception, the marginal effects of sovereign spread drivers (specifically, the variables that measure global market sentiment) increased during the crisis compared to the pre-crisis period, especially in peripheral countries.
PB Elsevier
SN 1062-9408
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34691
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34691
LA eng
NO Government of Spain
NO Spanish Ministry ofScience and Innovation
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025