Hicks suggested that a "constitutional weakness" at the long end of the bond market causes long yields to exceed short yields on average. This note argues that such a weakness would be accentuated by inflation and provides supportive empirical evidence.
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Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
No. 51
Subject – LCSH
Inflation (Finance)--Econometric models
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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