Bond Yields in Emerging Economies: It Matters What State You Are In

August 1, 2012

Preview Citation

Format: Chicago

Laura Jaramillo, and Anke Weber. Bond Yields in Emerging Economies: It Matters What State You Are In, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed December 21, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

While many studies have looked into the determinants of yields on externally issued sovereign bonds of emerging economies, analysis of domestically issued bonds has hitherto been limited, despite their growing relevance. This paper finds that the extent to which fiscal variables affect domestic bond yields in emerging economies depends on the level of global risk aversion. During tranquil times in global markets, fiscal variables do not seem to be a significant determinant of domestic bond yields in emerging economies. However, when market participants are on edge, they pay greater attention to country-specific fiscal fundamentals, revealing greater alertness about default risk.

Subject: Bond yields, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Government debt management, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Securities markets

Keywords: Bond Markets, Bond yield, Bond yields, Domestic bond yields, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Emerging market, Emerging Market Economies, Estimation result, Fiscal Deficit, Fund assets, Global, Government debt management, Growth expectation, Growth projection, Growth rate, Long-term bond yields, Public Debt, Securities markets, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

25
Volume:

---
DOI:

---
Issue:

---
Series:

Working Paper No. 2012/198
Stock No:

WPIEA2012198
ISBN:

9781475505481
ISSN:

1018-5941

FACTSHEETS

RESOURCES

TOPICS

Flagship Publications

Other Publications

IMF reports and publications by country

Regional Offices

All News

See Also

For Journalists

Press Center

RESOURCES

FLAGSHIPS

KEY SERIES

IMF NOTES

IMF Working Papers