The Brady-Euro Yield Differential Debate : Why Arbitrage is Infeasible /

Brady bonds offer substantially higher returns than Eurobonds. This paper examines the Brady and Eurobond markets for developing country debt and finds that the apparent arbitrage opportunity is not only smaller than it at first appears, but is infeasible given the illiquidity of the Eurobond market...

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1. Verfasser: Kaune Moreno, Federico
Weitere Verfasser: Buckberg, Elaine
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/127
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF
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