Investing in Credit: How Good is Your Information?

Risk, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. S16-S18, January 2004

3 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2004

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Lisa R. Goldberg

University of California, Berkeley; Aperio Group

Abstract

We describe a class of quantitative credit risk models that take account of the unavoidable gaps in investors' information. These incomplete information models are structural/reduced form hybrids. They combine the best features of both traditional approaches while avoiding many of their shortcomings.

Keywords: Credit risk, incomplete information, default, recovery, risk premium, power curve

JEL Classification: G33, C52, C53, G12, G13, G14

Suggested Citation

Goldberg, Lisa R., Investing in Credit: How Good is Your Information?. Risk, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. S16-S18, January 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=508242

Lisa R. Goldberg (Contact Author)

University of California, Berkeley ( email )

Department of Statistics
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Berkeley, CA 94720-3860
United States

Aperio Group ( email )

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