Determinants of the Government Bond Yields of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece

• Published in: Global Policy and Governance Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 23
• Main Authors: Yakubovskiy, Sergey, Dominese, Giorgio, Rodionova, Tetiana, Derenko, Valeriia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rome Transition Academia Press 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Banking; Central banks; Coronaviruses; Cost control; COVID-19; Economic growth; Emerging markets; Eurozone; Foreign exchange rates; GDP; Global economy; Government; Government bonds; Government securities; Gross Domestic Product; Hedging; International economic relations; International finance; Market economies; Monetary policy; Pandemics; Profitability; Public debt; Securities; Sovereign debt; Variables; Greece; Italy; Southern Europe; Portugal; Spain

This article analyzes the trends in the yields of 10-year government securities of the countries of Southern Europe, in particular Greece, Italy Portugal and Spain, over the period 2005-2020. To study the factors affecting the rate of government securities yields of these countries, regression model...