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... illustrate the implementation of the model, they fit the model to use daily CDS prices of 22 firms from 8/21/00–10/31/00. With this data, they find positive correlations between instantaneous ... focus on the relationship between credit spreads and various interest rate variables. As far as we know, Fridson et al. (1997) is the only study that exclusively focuses on the correlation between ... implications. Using the changes in the 30-year Treasury bond yield and the changes in the bond yield using Moody’s corporate bond database from 1977–1992, they find negative correlation between the two...
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