Measuring and Analyzing Sovereign Risk with Contingent Claims

Michael Gapen, Dale Gray, Cheng Hoon Lim and Yingbin Xiao

IMF Staff Papers, 2008, vol. 55, issue 1, 109-148

Abstract: This paper develops a comprehensive new framework to measure and analyze sovereign risk. Contingent claims analysis is used to construct a marked-to-market balance sheet for the sovereign and derive a set of forward-looking credit risk indicators that serve as a barometer of sovereign risk. Applications to 12 emerging market economies show the approach to be robust, and the risk indicators are a significant improvement over traditional macroeconomic vulnerability indicators and accounting-based measures. The framework can help policymakers design risk mitigation strategies and rank policy options using a calibrated structural model unique to each economy. IMF Staff Papers (2008) 55, 109–148; doi:10.1057/palgrave.imfsp.9450026; published online 22 January 2008

Date: 2008
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