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Volatility in International Sovereign Bond Markets:: The role of government policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Volatility in International Sovereign Bond Markets:: The role of government policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Volatility in International Sovereign Bond Markets:: The role of government policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Effective government policies may reduce uncertainty in sovereign bond markets. Can policy responses help to curb bond market volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer this, we examine data from 31 developed and emerging markets during the coronavirus outbreak in 2020. We demonstrate that government interventions substantially reduce local sovereign bond volatility. The effect is mainly driven by economic support policies; the containment and closure regulations and health system interventions play no major role.
COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus outbreak, Government policy responses, Containment and closure, Economic support, Sovereign bonds, Government bond market volatility
1544-6123
Zaremba, Adam
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Kizys, Renatas
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Aharon, David Y.
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Zaremba, Adam
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Kizys, Renatas
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Aharon, David Y.
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Zaremba, Adam, Kizys, Renatas and Aharon, David Y. (2021) Volatility in International Sovereign Bond Markets:: The role of government policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Research Letters, 43, [102011]. (doi:10.1016/j.frl.2021.102011).

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Effective government policies may reduce uncertainty in sovereign bond markets. Can policy responses help to curb bond market volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer this, we examine data from 31 developed and emerging markets during the coronavirus outbreak in 2020. We demonstrate that government interventions substantially reduce local sovereign bond volatility. The effect is mainly driven by economic support policies; the containment and closure regulations and health system interventions play no major role.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 March 2021
Published date: 1 November 2021
Additional Information: © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus outbreak, Government policy responses, Containment and closure, Economic support, Sovereign bonds, Government bond market volatility

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Local EPrints ID: 448408
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/448408
ISSN: 1544-6123
PURE UUID: 49e739ab-907a-4e42-bf5e-cb5a4f65270a
ORCID for Renatas Kizys: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-1809

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Date deposited: 21 Apr 2021 16:35
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 06:29

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Author: Adam Zaremba
Author: Renatas Kizys ORCID iD
Author: David Y. Aharon

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