Abstract

The ECB’s purchases of sovereign debt provide a unique opportunity for testing the effects of large-scale asset purchase programs. To understand the channels through which the ECB influences prices, we develop a search-based asset pricing model with default. Empirical estimates of official intervention’s effects suggest that ECB purchases led to significant temporary and lasting decreases in sovereign bond liquidity premia.

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