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The Price of Law: The Case of the Eurozone Collective Action Clauses

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  • Elena Carletti

    (Bocconi University and European University Institute)

  • Paolo Colla

    (Bocconi University)

  • G. Mitu Gulati

    (Duke University School of Law)

  • Steven Ongena

    (University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute, KU Leuven, and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR))

Abstract

Do markets value contract protections and does the quality of a legal system affect such valuations? We answer these questions by analysing a quasi-natural experiment whereby after January 1, 2013, newly issued sovereign bonds of all Eurozone countries started to include Collective Action Clauses (CACs) specifying the minimum vote needed to modify repayment. We find that the new contract term is priced, i.e., CAC bonds trade at lower yields relative to otherwise similar bonds that do not include CACs, and also that the quality of the legal system matters for this differential: The better the legal system, the lower the yield.

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  • Elena Carletti & Paolo Colla & G. Mitu Gulati & Steven Ongena, 2017. "The Price of Law: The Case of the Eurozone Collective Action Clauses," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 17-35, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp1735
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    Cited by:

    1. Silvia Marchesi & Tania Masi & Pietro Bomprezzi, 2021. "Is to Forgive to Forget? Sovereign Risk in the Aftermath of a Default," Development Working Papers 475, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano.
    2. Schumacher, Julian & Trebesch, Christoph & Enderlein, Henrik, 2021. "Sovereign defaults in court," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    3. Panizza, Ugo & Bolton, Patrick & Gulati, Mitu, 2022. "Sovereign Debt Puzzles," CEPR Discussion Papers 17742, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    4. Chuck Fang & Julian Schumacher & Christoph Trebesch, 2021. "Restructuring Sovereign Bonds: Holdouts, Haircuts and the Effectiveness of CACs," IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan;International Monetary Fund, vol. 69(1), pages 155-196, March.
    5. Committeri, Marco & Alves, Inês & Arthur, Julien & De Marchi, Raffaele & Essers, Dennis & Keeney, Mary & Kosterink, Patrick & Lieber, Alexander & Martinez-Resano, José Ramon & Osińska, Joanna & Spadaf, 2021. "The IMF’s role in sovereign debt restructurings," Occasional Paper Series 262, European Central Bank.

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    Keywords

    collective action clauses; sovereign yields; reputation of law;
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    JEL classification:

    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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