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| Title: | | Default probabilities and default correlations  |
| Authors: | | Erlenmaier, Ulrich Gersbach, Hans |
| Issue Date: | | 2001 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Research notes in economics & statistics 01-5 |
| Abstract: | | Starting from the Merton framework for firm defaults, we provide the analytics and robustness of the relationship between default correlations. We show that loans with higher default probabilities will not only have higher variances but also higher correlations between loans. As a consequence, portfolio standard deviation can increase substantially when loan default probabilities rise. This result has two important implications. First, relative prices of loans with different default probabilities should reflect the differential impact on portfolio standard deviation. Second, the standard deviation of loan portfolios and of default rates, as well as the required economic capital will vary significantly over the business cycle. |
| Subjects: | | Credit portfolio management Default correlations Pricing of loans Macroeconomic risk Credit risk models |
| JEL: | | G11 G12 G21 G31 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Research Notes, Deutsche Bank Research
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