Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

This paper examines the treatment of sovereign debt exposure within the Basel framework and measures the impact of bank regulation on the demand of Monetary Financial Institutions (MFI) for marketable sovereign…

We investigate consequences of overleveraging and financial sector stress on real economic activities. When banks become vulnerable, due to high leveraging, and there is a strong feedback between the real and…

• Economic Sentiments for the CEE Region Fluctuate
• Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Current Situation Deteriorates
• Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Stable Economic Outlook
• Turkey: Economic Expectations on Highest…

We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different…

• Erster Zugewinn seit Jahresbeginn
• EZB: Inflationserwartungen erneut gefallen
• USA: Anstieg der kurzfristigen Zinsen erwartet
• Japan: Erwartungen reagieren positiv auf angekündigten Konjunkturstimulus
• Großbritannien:…

• Rebound in Sentiment
• Most Analysts Expect an Unchanged Inflation Rate
• Fewer Analysts Expect Long-Term Interest Rate to Rise
• Euro Falls, but Expectations of an Appreciation Rise
• Stock Market Rebound Boosts Confidence
• …