We analyze the relationship between global and country-specific factors and emerging market debt spreads from three different angles. First, we aim to disentang
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Using a panel of 30 emerging market economies from 1997 to 2007, this paper investigates the determinants of country risk premiums as measured by sovereign bond
What determines the ability of low-income developing countries to issue bonds in international capital and what explains the spreads on these bonds? This paper
The frequency and virulence of recent financial crises have led to calls for reform of the current international financial architecture. In an effort to learn m