On the time-varying relationship between EMU sovereign spreads and their determinants

Afonso, A., Arghyrou, M. G., Bagdatoglou, G. and Kontonikas, A. (2015) On the time-varying relationship between EMU sovereign spreads and their determinants. Economic Modelling, 44, pp. 363-371. (doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2014.07.025)

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Abstract

We use a dynamic multipath general-to-specific algorithm to capture structural instability in the link between euro area sovereign bond yield spreads against Germany and their underlying determinants over the period January 1999–August 2011. We offer new evidence suggesting a significant heterogeneity across countries, both in terms of the risk factors determining spreads over time as well as in terms of the magnitude of their impact on spreads. Our findings suggest that the relationship between euro area sovereign risk and the underlying fundamentals is strongly time-varying, turning from inactive to active since the onset of the global financial crisis and further intensifying during the sovereign debt crisis. As a general rule, the set of financial and macro spreads' determinants in the euro area is rather unstable but generally becomes richer and stronger in significance as the crisis evolves.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Kontonikas, Professor Alexandros
Authors: Afonso, A., Arghyrou, M. G., Bagdatoglou, G., and Kontonikas, A.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
Journal Name:Economic Modelling
Publisher:Elsevier B.V.
ISSN:0264-9993
ISSN (Online):1873-6122

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