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Comovement or safe haven? The effect of corruption on the market risk of sovereign bonds of emerging economies during financial crises

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  • Paserman, Michal

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In this study, I explore the role of corruption in the cross-market time-varying linkage between sovereign bonds of emerging markets and the US stock market. I show that corruption plays a prominent role in the behaviour of comovement under various market conditions. Sovereign bonds’ sensitivity to systematic shocks increases during financial crises when those bonds are issued by countries perceived to be more corrupt. The returns on bonds issued by less corrupt countries are determined more idiosyncratically under extreme market conditions and realize more hedging benefits against S&P 500 risk. To explain these findings, I propose a comovement model built on Barberis et al. (2005). When sentiment deteriorates, ambiguity-averse investors load more worldwide news on sovereign bonds issued by more corrupt countries where information uncertainty is perceived to be higher.

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  • Paserman, Michal, 2017. "Comovement or safe haven? The effect of corruption on the market risk of sovereign bonds of emerging economies during financial crises," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 106-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jimfin:v:76:y:2017:i:c:p:106-132
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2017.06.001
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    Cited by:

    1. Ahmed, Walid M.A., 2020. "Corruption and equity market performance: International comparative evidence," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    2. Sonenshine, Ralph & Kumari, Sapna, 2022. "The differential impact of political risk factors on emerging market bond spreads and credit rating outlooks," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    3. Pedro M. Nogueira Reis, 2022. "Determinants of Qualified Investor Sentiment during the COVID-19 Pandemic in North America, Asia, and Europe," Economies, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-20, June.

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    Keywords

    Emerging markets; Sovereign debt; Corruption; Comovement; Behavioural finance;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • F65 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Finance

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