Multiple Choice
A self-exciting model for defaults is one where
A) There are non-random exogenous changes in the rate at which defaults arrive.
B) The volatility of the intensity increases with the level of losses.
C) The rate at which defaults arrive increases with the level of losses.
D) Excitement from defaults is spontaneous!
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