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A Markov Model for the Term Structure of Credit Risk Spreads

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  • Jarrow, Robert A
  • Lando, David
  • Turnbull, Stuart M

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This article provides a Markov model for the term structure of credit risk spreads. The model is based on Jarrow and Turnbull (1995), with the bankruptcy process following a discrete state space Markov chain in credit ratings. The parameters of this process are easily estimated using observable data This model is useful for pricing and hedging corporate debt with imbedded options, for pricing and hedging OTC derivatives with counterparts risk, for pricing and hedging (foreign) government bonds subject to default risk (e.g., municipal bonds), for pricing and hedging credit derivatives, and for risk management. Article published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Financial Studies in its journal, The Review of Financial Studies.

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  • Jarrow, Robert A & Lando, David & Turnbull, Stuart M, 1997. "A Markov Model for the Term Structure of Credit Risk Spreads," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 10(2), pages 481-523.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rfinst:v:10:y:1997:i:2:p:481-523
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    • B26 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Financial Economics
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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