Anticipating credit events using credit default swaps, with an application to sovereign debt crises /

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Author / Creator:Chan-Lau, Jorge A., author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2003.
Description:1 online resource (19 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/03/106
IMF working paper ; WP/03/106.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12496714
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Other authors / contributors:International Monetary Fund. International Capital Markets Department.
ISBN:1451898576
9781451898576
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 26).
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Summary: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 Argentina using this methodology shows that the correlation between the maximum recovery rate and implied default probabilities turns negative in advance of the credit event realization. This empirical finding suggests that the maximum recovery rate can be used for constructing early warning indicators of financial distress.
Other form:Print version: Chan-Lau, Jorge A. Anticipating credit events using credit default swaps, with an application to sovereign debt crises. [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2003
Standard no.:10.5089/9781451898576.001