What drove Irish Government bond yields during the crisis?

16 September 2014 - In this technical paper David Purdue and Rossa White analyse the driving factors behind Irish Government bond yields from January 2003 to March 2014 and explore whether economic and financial variables fully explain the spike in yields recorded in 2011.

What drove Irish Government bond yields during the crisis? (668.2 KB)

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