Sovereign Risk and Belief-Driven Fluctuations in the Euro Area /
Sovereign risk premia in several euro area countries have risen markedly since 2008, driving up credit spreads in the private sector as well. We propose a New Keynesian model of a two-region monetary union that accounts for this 'sovereign risk channel.' The model is calibrated to the euro...
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Format: | Journal |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2013.
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Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2013/227 |
Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |