Conference Proceedings
Year
1997
Abstract
This paper aims at analyzing the role played by the default risk on Treasury bonds in a monetary union. We focus on the interactions between the risk-adjusted interest rate and several main macroeconomic variables like income, public debt and government spending. By considering theoretical arguments and a supporting simulation, we show that a rational expectations equilibrium might exist, in which a positive price for risk and bond interest rates are jointly determined.
SOUVETON, R. et VRANCEANU, R. (1997). The Risk of Default on Public Debts in a Monetary Union: The Case for a European Compensation Fund. Dans: International Business in the New Millennium, vol. III. Texas A&M International University Press, pp. 645-659.