An update on EMU sovereign yield spread drivers in times of crisis: A panel data analysis

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-153

  Gómez Puig, Marta ^a   Sosvilla Rivero, Simón ^b   Ramos Herrera, María del Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eurozone; Panel data; Sovereign bond spreads

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908345837     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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