Routledge, Bryan; Seppi, Duane; Spatt, Chester - Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
We develop an equilibrium model of the term structure of forward prices for commodities. Our approach differs from Brennan (1991) and Schwartz (1997) and other two-factor approaches in that we do not assume an exogenous "convenience yield" process as a second factor in forward prices. Rather, we...