Bank credit risk and sovereign debt exposure: moral hazard or hedging?
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2025-01
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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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Bank risk
Credit risk
Financial institutions
Sovereign debt nexus
Credit risk
Financial institutions
Sovereign debt nexus
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Baselga-Pascual, L., Loban, L., & Myllymäki, E.-R. (2025). Bank credit risk and sovereign debt exposure: Moral hazard or hedging? Finance Research Letters, 71. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FRL.2024.106454