Risk premium as an economic policy objective: The Spanish case

Authors

  • Indalecio Perez Corunna University
  • Pablo Castellanos Corunna University
  • Jose Manuel Sanchez-Santos Corunna University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.2.3.2013.94-104

Abstract

This paper tries to analyse to what extent the Spanish public debt risk premium is related with the Spanish economic fundamentals. A cointegration analysis of different economic variables (public or private debt/GDP, inflation, unemployment and borrowing capacity) from 1990 to 2012 does not allow us to confirm strongly the long term relationship between the risk premium and the referred variables. There is not enough evidence to show that premium risk is determined by Spanish economic fundamentals in the long term. Therefore, the referred spread role as an economic policy objective should be relativized since it cannot be proved that tackling the analysed economic variables could reduce the spread significantly.

Author Biographies

Indalecio Perez, Corunna University

Applied Economics I Departement, PhD Student

Pablo Castellanos, Corunna University

Applied Economics I Department, Associate Professor

Jose Manuel Sanchez-Santos, Corunna University

Applied Economics I

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Published

30-09-2013

How to Cite

Perez, I., Castellanos, P., & Sanchez-Santos, J. M. (2013). Risk premium as an economic policy objective: The Spanish case. Economics and Business Letters, 2(3), 94–104. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.2.3.2013.94-104