Systemic sovereign credit risk: Lessons from the U.S. and Europe

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 493-510

  Ang, Andrew ^a   Longstaff, Francis A ^b  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84881111988     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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