A macro-finance approach to the term structure of interest rates

This thesis contributes to the literature that analyses the term structure of interest rates from a macroeconomic perspective. Chapter 1 studies the transmission of monetary policy shocks to the US macroeconomy and term structure. Based on estimates of a Macro-Affine model, it shows that monetary po...

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Main Author: Ferman, Marcelo
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.570980