Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/257939 
Year of Publication: 
2019
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[Journal:] Risks [ISSN:] 2227-9091 [Volume:] 7 [Issue:] 4 [Article No.:] 101 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 1-20
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
Global investors' investment in local currency bonds, especially Korea Treasury Bonds, has increased significantly since the mid-2000s, and their influence on bonds and financial markets has grown consistently. In this paper, we investigate global investor's priority of decision factors in investing in Korea Treasury Bonds by distributing a pairwise comparative survey to experts and analyzing the results using the analytical hierarchy process technique. For analysis, we created model frames with experts in the field of investment based on literature analysis, selected survey participants by considering their institution of their employment, work experience and region, and obtained responses. We find that investors with short-term investment propensities are more sensitive to international and domestic factors and less to risk factors, and more heavily influenced by U.S. dollar funding conditions. On the other hand, investors with long-term investment tendencies are found to be more sensitive to international and risk factors as opposed to domestic factors, and influenced by: global policy rate decisions and fiscal soundness, sovereign credit rating, possible global economic recession, and geographical risks. Our findings not only contribute to enhancing investors' understanding of the Korean bond market by discussing consensus among investors, but also provide policy implications for Korean government policymakers who need stable and sustained funding.
Subjects: 
analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
financing risk management
global investor&#x2019
s consensus
investment decision
Korea Treasury Bonds (KTBs)
local currency bond markets
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