2008/07/28 by Kerstin Bernoth, Guntram B. Wolff · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Credit Risk and Financial Regulations #Financial Markets and Investment Strategies #Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9485.2008.00462.x
openalex publication_date 2008/07/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26
ABSTRACT We investigate the effects of official fiscal data and creative accounting signals on interest rate spreads between bond yields in the European Union. We find that two different measures of creative accounting indeed both increase the spread. The increase of the risk premium is stronger, if financial markets are unsure about the true extent of creative accounting. Moreover, fiscal transparency reduces risk premia. Instrumental variable regressions confirm these results by addressing potential reverse causality problems and measurement bias.