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We study the term structure of default-free interest rates in a sticky-price model with an occasionally binding effective lower bound (ELB) constraint on interest rates and recursive preferences. The ELB constraint induces state-dependency in the dynamics of term premiums by affecting...
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We use several US and euro-area surveys of professional forecasters to estimate a dynamic factor model of inflation … featuring time-varying uncertainty. We obtain survey-consistent distributions of future inflation at any horizon, both in the US … and the euro area. Equipped with this model, we propose a novel measure of the anchoring of inflation expectations that …
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structure model of inflation and interest rates. Our empirical results indicate that TIPS yields contained a "liquidity premium …-varying inflation risk premium complicates the interpretation of the TIPS breakeven inflation rate (the difference between the nominal … inflation expectations implied by the model, lending support to the view that TIPS breakeven inflation rates are a useful proxy …
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.S. economy, implying significantly positive real term and inflation risk bond premia. In contrast to previous literature, both …-rule responses to inflation (output) increase (decrease) both premia, while policy surprises generate negligible risk premia …
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patterns in economic activity and inflation following oil price shocks in the euro area. In the 'normal regime', oil price … shocks are followed by sizeable and sustained macroeconomic fluctuations, with inflation and economic activity moving in the … same direction as the oil price. The responses of inflation expectations and wage growth point to second-round effects as a …
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Using positions data on bond futures, I document that speculators' spread trades contain private information about future economic activities and asset prices. Strong steepening trades are associated with negative payroll surprises in subsequent months and can predict asset markets' reaction to...
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