Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/49518 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3554
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Since the beginning of 2010, the Euro Area faces a severe sovereign debt crisis, now generally known as the Euro Crisis. While the Euro Crisis has its origin in Greece, problems have now spread to several other European countries as well. Dynamic conditional correlation models (DCC) are estimated in order to assess if contagious effects are identifiable during the Euro Crisis, or if the countries' problems are instead due to fundamental problems in the affected economies. Our findings show that there is contagion within the Euro Area. Additionally, contagious effects generated by rating announcements are documented. These results are crucial when it comes to choosing the correct measure and timing of policy intervention.
Subjects: 
contagion, DCC, Euro Crisis
JEL: 
E43
E44
E63
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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