The maturity structure of sovereign debts within a solidarity zone
Soyres, Constance de

Fecha: 2018
Resumen: This paper characterizes the optimal bailout maturity structure for a sovereign on the verge of a default. I find that buying back long-term debt is strictly optimal when it can prevent a default today and in the future. Otherwise, buying back short-term debt is optimal and can prevent a default only today. The paper also investigates the choice of debt maturity structure of the sovereign in the presence of bailouts. I find that potential bailouts extend the sovereign's borrowing capacity and make it rely more on debt with shorter maturities on average. As short-term debt is vulnerable to rollover crises, it generates more default risk. Eventually, the paper analyses how potential bailouts affect ex post welfare and studies ex ante welfare-improving policies.
Resumen: The ADEMU Working Paper Series is being supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020 European Union funding for Research & Innovation, grant agreement No 649396.
Ayudas: European Commission 649396
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Lengua: Anglès
Colección: Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. ADEMU working paper series
Colección: ADEMU Working Paper Series ; 127
Documento: Working paper
Materia: Sovereign debt ; Bailouts ; Maturity structure ; Risk

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