Bank credit risk and sovereign debt exposure: Moral hazard or hedging?

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Finance Research Letters Pub Date : 2024-11-16 DOI:10.1016/j.frl.2024.106454

Laura Baselga-Pascual , Lidia Loban , Emma-Riikka Myllymäki

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between credit risk and bank exposure to sovereign debt. Using an international dataset of commercial banks from 2002 to 2022, we apply various regressions and panel data models to address potential endogeneity issues. Our results reveal that banks with higher levels of impaired loans tend to hold more sovereign debt. Furthermore, we observe that this relationship is stronger in countries with high sovereign credit ratings. This suggests that banks, when confronted with elevated credit risk from impaired loans, may seek safety in sovereign debt as a seemingly secure investment.

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银行信贷风险和主权债务风险：道德风险还是对冲？

本研究探讨了信贷风险与银行主权债务风险敞口之间的关系。我们使用 2002 年至 2022 年商业银行的国际数据集，运用各种回归和面板数据模型来解决潜在的内生性问题。我们的研究结果表明，减值贷款水平较高的银行往往持有更多的主权债务。此外，我们还发现，在主权信用评级较高的国家，这种关系更为密切。这表明，当银行面临减值贷款带来的高信用风险时，可能会寻求主权债务这种看似安全的投资。

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Finance Research Letters BUSINESS, FINANCE-

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11.10

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14.40%

发文量

863

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