to aggregate demand or supply shocks that induce macroeconomic imbalances (as in the late stages of the Covid-19 recovery …

We survey the growing literature emphasizing the role that supply-and-demand forces play in shaping the term structure … bond arbitrageurs who must absorb shocks to the supply and demand for bonds from other "preferred-habitat" agents. We …

purchases if needed ("the Fed put"); (ii) when the Fed is constrained, negative financial shocks cause demand recessions, (iii …) the Fed's response to aggregate demand shocks increases asset price volatility, but this volatility plays a useful … macroeconomic stabilization role; (iv) the Fed's beliefs about the future aggregate demand and supply drive the aggregate asset …

We use the term structure of bank CD rates to examine whether maturity-transformation risk is priced into the rates … is strongly related to the amount of maturity-transformation risk that these deposit accounts create. The cost is also …

We study the optimal recursive refinancing problem where a borrower minimizes his lifetime mortgage costs by repeatedly … by much more than the cost of refinancing. Applying the recursive model to an extensive sample of mortgage … refinancing when rates drop sufficiently. Key factors affecting the optimal decision are the cost of refinancing and the …

leverage, precautionary saving in liquid assets and illiquid home equity, debt repayment, mortgage refinancing, and default …

This paper explores the practice of mortgage refinancing in a dynamic competitive lending model with risky borrowers … prevents the mortgage pools from becoming disproportionately composed of the riskiest borrowers over time. Mortgages with … prepayment penalties allow lenders to lower mortgage rates and extend credit to the least creditworthy, with the largest benefits …