Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5060337 Economics Letters 2013 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Analysis of co-movements of bond returns in the euro area during the debt crisis. ► Use of a factor model with time-varying loadings and stochastic volatility. ► Estimation results show several changes in the factor structure. ► And a strong increase in idiosyncratic variances in almost all bond markets. ► In 2012 the bond markets in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland seem to have decoupled.
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