Economic volatility and sovereign yields’ determinants : a time-varying approach

Using quarterly data for 10 Euro Area countries we assess the determinants of government bond yield spreads; compute bivariate time-varying coefficient models of each determinant; and use these estimates to explain economic volatility. We find that better fiscal positions or higher than expected gro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Afonso, António (author)
Other Authors: Jalles, João Tovar (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/10713
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/10713