Emerging Market Yield Spreads: Domestic, External Determinants, and Volatility Spillovers

Pierre L. Siklos ()
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Pierre L. Siklos: Wilfrid Laurier University and Viessmann European Research Centre, Waterloo, ON, Canada; The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), Rimini, Italy

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Abstract: This study examines the determinants of bond yield spreads for 22 emerging markets in the period 1998-2009. In addition to the usual EMBI index data from credit default swaps (CDS) are also used. Three sets of determinants are considered: domestic, external, and institutional factors. In addition, I consider the connection between volatility and bond yield spreads. Volatility, and central bank transparency, are two factors common to all countries examined whereas clear idiosyncrasies are found according to whether emerging markets are in Latin and South America, Europe, Asia or Africa. Most notably, the global financial financial crisis did not impact yield spreads in Asia which suggests that, in a sense, bond markets in that region were decoupled from those in other parts of the world.

Keywords: emerging markets; yield spreads; volatility; transparency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C2 F34 F44 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-01
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