Volatility Spillovers in EMU Sovereigns Bond Markets
DEFI 15-03
30 Pages Posted: 12 Feb 2015
Date Written: February 12, 2015
Abstract
We analyse volatility spillovers in EMU sovereign bond markets. First, we examine the unconditional patterns during the full sample (April 1999-January 2014) using a measure recently proposed by Diebold and Yılmaz (2012). Second, we make use of a dynamic analysis to evaluate net directional volatility spillovers for each of the eleven countries under study, and to determine whether core and peripheral markets present differences. Finally, we apply a panel analysis to empirically investigate the determinants of net directional spillovers of this kind.
Keywords: Sovereign debt crisis, Euro area, Market Linkages, Vector Autoregression, Variance Decomposition
JEL Classification: C53, E44, F36, G15
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