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Dependence properties of dynamic credit risk models

  • Nicole Bäuerle and Uwe Schmock
Published/Copyright: August 31, 2012
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Abstract

We give a unified mathematical framework for reduced-form models for portfolio credit risk and identify properties which lead to positive dependence of default times. Dependence in the default hazard rates is modeled by common macroeconomic factors as well as by inter-obligor links. It is shown that popular models produce positive dependence between defaults in terms of association. Implications of these results are discussed, in particular when we turn to pricing of credit derivatives. In mathematical terms our paper contains results about association of a class of non-Markovian processes.


* Correspondence address: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Stochastics, 76128 Karlsruhe, Deutschland,

Published Online: 2012-08-31
Published in Print: 2012-08

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