Sub-National Government's Risk Premia : Does Fiscal Performance Matter? /

This paper examines the determinants of sub-national governments risk premia using secondary market data for U.S., Canada, Australia and Germany. It finds that, as for central governments, fiscal fundamentals matter in the pricing of risk premia, and sub-national governments with higher public debt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sola, Sergio
Other Authors: Palomba, Geremia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/117
Online Access:Full text available on IMF