Market-Based Estimation of Default Probabilities and its Application to Financial Market Surveillance /

This paper reviews a number of different techniques for estimating default probabilities from the prices of publicly traded securities. These techniques are useful for assessing credit exposure, systemic risk, and stress testing financial systems. The choice of techniques was guided by their ease of...

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Autore principale: Chan-Lau, Jorge
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/104
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF