Anticipating Credit Events Using Credit Default Swaps, with An Application to Sovereign Debt Crises /

In reduced-form pricing models, it is usual to assume a fixed recovery rate to obtain the probability of default from credit default swap prices. An alternative credit risk measure is proposed here: the maximum recovery rate compatible with observed prices. The analysis of the recent debt crisis in...

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Hlavní autor: Chan-Lau, Jorge
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Edice:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/106
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF