Author : Mr.A. Javier Hamann,Irina Bunda,Mr.Subir Lall
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451961775
Correlations in Emerging Market Bonds by Mr.A. Javier Hamann,Irina Bunda,Mr.Subir Lall Pdf
This paper examines the comovement in emerging market bond returns and disentangles the influence of external and domestic factors. The conceptual framework, set in the context of asset allocation, allows us to describe the channels through which shocks originating in a particular emerging or mature market are transmitted across countries and markets. We show that using a simple measure of cross-country correlations together with the commonly used average correlation coefficient can be more informative during episodes of heightened market instability. Data for the period 1997-2008 are analyzed for evidence of true contagion and common external shocks.