Post-graduation from the Original Sin Problem The Effects of Market Participation on Sovereign Debt Markets

Serie

  • Documento de trabajo RIEC

Resumen

  • We evaluate the effects of the sovereign debt structure by examining various degrees of bond market participation and diversification within different bond maturities and investor type. We use a unique Colombian panel dataset, comprised of all government bond maturities in the hands of public and private institutions during 2006-2018. For identification, we propose an instrumental variable approach, specific to each investor group. We find that an increase in non-residents' market share of a 1 percentage point reduces bond yields by 35% and lowers volatility by 0.8%, relative to their mean values. Alternatively, we see an opposite effect for both pension funds and the banking sector. Finally, we find that market concentration makes local-currency yields more sensitive to global financial shocks.

fecha de publicación

  • 2020

Líneas de investigación

  • Bond Holdings
  • Bond Market Concentration
  • Bond Market Participation
  • Term Structure

Issue

  • 39