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Collective action clauses in sovereign bonds

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  • Häseler, Sönke
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The universal adoption of collective action clauses (CACs) was the most promising reform proposal in recent debates on sovereign debt crisis management. Academics and the public sector had been promoting CACs since 1995, yet market practice did not begin to change until 2003. This delay is often attributed to the opposition of investors and sovereign borrowers to CACs. This article evaluates the publicly stated as well as the suspected private motives of the two sides to block the spread of CACs. It draws on a wide range of existing evidence and adds some new theoretical considerations to show that there is no reason to be sceptical of CACs unless bailouts exist as an alternative crisis resolution mechanism. This conclusion may be of interest purely for the sake of historical accuracy. But more importantly, it may help to better understand and to assess any potential future resistance from market participants, e.g. in the process of introducing CACs in bonds governed by German law.

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  • Häseler, Sönke, 2011. "Collective action clauses in sovereign bonds," MPRA Paper 35333, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    sovereign debt restructuring; sovereign default; collective action clauses; moral hazard;
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    JEL classification:

    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
    • K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law

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