Discussion paper

DP2748 Uncertainty on Monetary Policy and the Expectational Model of the Term Structure of Interest Rates

In this Paper we estimate jointly a forward-looking reaction function for the three-month rate along with a term structure relationship linking the six-month interest rates to current and expected future three-month rates. In our empirical model the response of the six-month interest rates to current and future three-month interest rates is allowed to depend on uncertainty on monetary policy. The expectation theory cannot be rejected in periods of low uncertainty on monetary policy.

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Citation

Favero, C and F Mosca (2001), ‘DP2748 Uncertainty on Monetary Policy and the Expectational Model of the Term Structure of Interest Rates‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 2748. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp2748