Defaultable Bonds and Default Correlation

41 Pages Posted: 25 Nov 2002

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Lara Cathcart

Imperial College Business School

Lina El-Jahel

University of Auckland Business School

Date Written: December 2002

Abstract

This paper provides a closed form solution for the pricing of defaultable bonds and default correlation. In a stochastic interest rates framework default occurs when the value of the assets of the firm either hits a stochastic boundary of default or according to a stochastic hazard rate. The model combines the advantages of structural and reduced form models and thus generates credit spreads and default correlations consistent with empirical observation.

Suggested Citation

Cathcart, Lara and El-Jahel, Lina, Defaultable Bonds and Default Correlation (December 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=331883 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.331883

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