Christopher L. Culp, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, an Adjunct Professor at both the Swiss Finance Institute and Universität Bern, a Senior Affiliate with Compass Lexecon, and Managing Director of Financial Economics Consulting, Inc. Andria van der Merwe, Ph.D., is a Senior Vice President at Compass Lexecon and a  Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. Bettina Stӓrkle, M.Sc., is an Economist with Compass Lexecon.

• Part I: The CDS Market and Product Mechanics.- Chapter 1: Overview of CDS Products and Market Activity.- Chapter 2: Single-Name CDSs.- Chapter 3: Loan-Only CDSs.- Chapter 4: Multi-Name and Index CDSs.- Chapter 5: Asset-Backed CDSs.- Chapter 6: CDS Execution and Clearing Mechanisms.- Part II:  Potential Benefits and Costs of CDSs.- Chapter 7: Potential Benefits of CDSs.- Chapter 8: Potential Costs of CDSs.- Part III:  Empirical Evidence on the Benefits, Costs, and Inter-Market Relations of CDSs.- Chapter 9: The Informational Content of CDS Spreads.- Chapter 10: Implications of CDS Listings for Reference Entities and Creditors.- Chapter 11: Inter-Market Basis Relations.- Chapter 12: Inter-Connectedness and Systemic Risk.- Appendix 1: Research Methodology.- Appendix 2: Additional Tables.

Christopher L. Culp, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, an Adjunct Professor at both the Swiss Finance Institute and Universität Bern, a Senior Affiliate with Compass Lexecon, and Managing Director of Financial Economics Consulting, Inc. Andria van der Merwe, Ph.D., is a Senior Vice President at Compass Lexecon and a  Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. Bettina Stӓrkle, M.Sc., is an Economist with Compass Lexecon.

• Part I: The CDS Market and Product Mechanics.- Chapter 1: Overview of CDS Products and Market Activity.- Chapter 2: Single-Name CDSs.- Chapter 3: Loan-Only CDSs.- Chapter 4: Multi-Name and Index CDSs.- Chapter 5: Asset-Backed CDSs.- Chapter 6: CDS Execution and Clearing Mechanisms.- Part II:  Potential Benefits and Costs of CDSs.- Chapter 7: Potential Benefits of CDSs.- Chapter 8: Potential Costs of CDSs.- Part III:  Empirical Evidence on the Benefits, Costs, and Inter-Market Relations of CDSs.- Chapter 9: The Informational Content of CDS Spreads.- Chapter 10: Implications of CDS Listings for Reference Entities and Creditors.- Chapter 11: Inter-Market Basis Relations.- Chapter 12: Inter-Connectedness and Systemic Risk.- Appendix 1: Research Methodology.- Appendix 2: Additional Tables.

Christopher L. Culp, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, an Adjunct Professor at both the Swiss Finance Institute and Universität Bern, a Senior Affiliate with Compass Lexecon, and Managing Director of Financial Economics Consulting, Inc. Andria van der Merwe, Ph.D., is a Senior Vice President at Compass Lexecon and a  Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. Bettina Stӓrkle, M.Sc., is an Economist with Compass Lexecon.

• Part I: The CDS Market and Product Mechanics.- Chapter 1: Overview of CDS Products and Market Activity.- Chapter 2: Single-Name CDSs.- Chapter 3: Loan-Only CDSs.- Chapter 4: Multi-Name and Index CDSs.- Chapter 5: Asset-Backed CDSs.- Chapter 6: CDS Execution and Clearing Mechanisms.- Part II:  Potential Benefits and Costs of CDSs.- Chapter 7: Potential Benefits of CDSs.- Chapter 8: Potential Costs of CDSs.- Part III:  Empirical Evidence on the Benefits, Costs, and Inter-Market Relations of CDSs.- Chapter 9: The Informational Content of CDS Spreads.- Chapter 10: Implications of CDS Listings for Reference Entities and Creditors.- Chapter 11: Inter-Market Basis Relations.- Chapter 12: Inter-Connectedness and Systemic Risk.- Appendix 1: Research Methodology.- Appendix 2: Additional Tables.