U.S. Dollar Currency Premium in Corporate Bonds /

We isolate a U.S. dollar currency premium by comparing corporate bonds issued in the dollar and the euro by firms o utside t he U .S. a nd e uro a rea. We make s everal empirical observations that dissect the perceived advantage of borrowing in the dollar. First, while the dollar dominates global de...

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1. Verfasser: Caramichael, John
Weitere Verfasser: Gopinath, Gita, Liao, Gordon
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/185
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