Safe haven or contagion? The disparate effects of Euro-zone crises on non-Euro-zone neighbours

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2017
Volume: 49
Issue: 59
Pages: 5895-5904

Authors (4)

Graham Bird (University of Surrey) Wenti Du (not in RePEc) Eric Pentecost (Loughborough University) Thomas Willett (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

While there have been many studies that examine contagion within the Euro-zone, this article investigates the potential contagion from changes in the Greek sovereign risk premium over 2009–2016, as measured by the yield on 10-year government bonds, to six European countries outside of the Euro-zone all of which operated a managed float against the Euro. We find evidence of contagion to potential Euro-zone ascendants (Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland), but ‘flight to safety’ (or safe haven) effects for the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:49:y:2017:i:59:p:5895-5904
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-24