Abstract: |
We examine price discovery in the Credit Default Swap and cor- porate bond
market. By using a Markov switching framework we are able to analyze the
dynamic behavior of the information shares dur- ing tranquil and crisis
periods. The results show that price discovery takes place mostly on the CDS
market. The importance of the CDS market even increases during the more
volatile crisis periods. Accord- ing to a cross sectional analysis liquidity
is the main determinant of a market's contribution to price discovery. During
the crisis period, however, we also find a positive link between leverage and
CDS market information shares. Overall the results indicate that price
discovery measures and their determinants change during tranquil and crisis
pe- riods, which emphasizes the importance of more exible frameworks, such as
Markov switching models. |