A new approach to the unconditional measurement of default risk

This paper analyzes the unconditional measurement of default risk and proposes an alternative modeling approach. We begin the analysis by showing that when conducted under non-stationarity, the objective of the unconditional measurement changes and that some relevant problems appear as a consequence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ferrer Pérez, Alejandro, Casals Carro, José, Sotoca López, Sonia
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/41569
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/41569
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:C46
C58
G21
G32
Default risk
Probability of default
Unconditional measurement
Conditional measurement.
Econometría (Economía)
5302 Econometría
Descripción
Sumario:This paper analyzes the unconditional measurement of default risk and proposes an alternative modeling approach. We begin the analysis by showing that when conducted under non-stationarity, the objective of the unconditional measurement changes and that some relevant problems appear as a consequence of the sample dependence. Based on this result, we introduce our approach and discuss its consistency, practical advantages, and the main differences from the conventional static framework. An empirical analysis is also conducted. Under nonstationarity, the regulatory model for the unconditional probability of default distribution performs badly when compared to our approach. Results also show that the capital figure presents a determinant and nontrivial dependence on the homogeneity and severity of the economic scenario represented in the sample.