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Estimating recovery discount rates: A methodological note

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  • Kupiec, Paul

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Loss given default (LGD) is a key input in credit risk measurement proceses. LGD rates are determined in part by the recoveries on defaulted credits. Recoveries are uncertain in value, and the time of recoveries is subject to long and variable lags. In order to estimate LGD, it is necessary to estimate the market value of an uncertain recovery stream at the time a credit defaults. This calculation requires a forecast for the expected recovery stream as well as an estimate of the risk-adjusted discount rate for discounting expected recovery values. Some commercially available recovery databases are now available that may be utilised to estimate risk premia for a class of defaulted credits. This methodological note discusses the quantitative issues and methods that are associated with estimating recovery distributions and their associated market risk premia.

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  • Kupiec, Paul, 2007. "Estimating recovery discount rates: A methodological note," Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 1(1), pages 17-24, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:rmfi00:y:2007:v:1:i:1:p:17-24
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    Keywords

    loss given default (LGD); recovery discount rate; Basel II; option adjusted spread (OAS);
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    JEL classification:

    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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