scholarly journals Testing cointegration in quantile regressions with an application to the term structure of interest rates

2015 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Kuriyama
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Term Structure ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Serial Correlation ◽  
Partial Sums ◽  
Quantile Regressions ◽  
Cusum Test ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Expectations Hypothesis ◽  
Commercial Paper

AbstractThis paper proposes a cumulated sum (CUSUM) test for the null hypothesis of quantile cointegration. A fully modified quantile estimator is adopted for serial correlation and endogeneity corrections. The CUSUM statistic is composed of the partial sums of the residuals from the fully modified quantile regression. Under the null, the test statistic converges to a functional of Brownian motions. In the application to US interest rates of different maturities, evidence in favor of the expectations hypothesis for the term structure is found in the central part of the distributions of the Treasury bill rate and financial commercial paper rate, but in the tails of the constant maturity rate distribution.

Monetary Transmission in the Term Structure of Interest Rates in Spain (1995-2003)

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-292
Author(s):  
María A. Prats ◽  
Gloria M. Soto
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Term Structure ◽  
Rational Expectations ◽  
Transmission Mechanism ◽  
Monetary Transmission ◽  
Var Model ◽  
Expectations Hypothesis ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the effectiveness of the transmission mechanism of monetary  policy in Spain has changed since EMU establishment. The analysis is based on the fulfillment of the Expectations Hypothesis under rational expectations and the methodology is implemented through a  cointegrated  bivariate VAR model. The results reveal the existence of  monetary transmission in the term structure in the  period prior to EMU, even though the evidence is stronger up to the one-year rate. From 1999, the results are   only consistent with a weak evidence of monetary transmission.

Term spread regressions of the rational expectations hypothesis of the term structure allowing for risk premium effects

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Efthymios Argyropoulos ◽  
Elias Tzavalis
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Term Structure ◽  
Rational Expectations ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Expectations Hypothesis ◽  
Term Structure Model ◽  
Term Spread ◽  
Term Premium

AbstractThis paper suggests a new empirical methodology of testing the predictions of the term spread between long and short-term interest rates about future changes of the former allowing for term premium effects, according to the rational expectations hypothesis of the term structure. To capture the effects of a time-varying term premium on the term spread, the paper relies on an empirically attractive affine Gaussian dynamic term structure model which assumes that the term structure of interest rates is spanned by three unobserved state variables. To retrieve accurate values of these variables from interest rates series, the paper suggests a new method which can overcome the effects of measurement (or pricing) errors inherent in these series on the estimates of the model. This method is assessed by a Monte Carlo study. Ignoring these errors will lead to biased estimates of term structure models. The empirical results of the paper provide support for the suggested term structure model. They show that this model can efficiently capture the time-varying term premium effects embodied in long-term interest rates, which can explain the failures of term spread to forecast future changes in long-term rates.

scholarly journals Testes da Hipótese de Expectativas na Estrutura a Termo das Taxas de Juros Brasileiras

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Benjamin Miranda Tabak ◽  
Sandro Canesso de Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Term Structure ◽  
Risk Premium ◽  
Rational Expectations ◽  
Yield Curve ◽  
Single Equation ◽  
Expectations Hypothesis ◽  
Macro Modeling ◽  
Daily Data

We test the Expectations Hypothesis (EH) plus Rational Expectations (RE) in the Brazilian term-structure of interest rates, using maturities ranging from 1 month to 12 months, and daily data from 1995 to 2000. We rely on two methodologies based on single-equation regressions. Our results indicate a rejection of the EH plus RE, specially at the longer maturity. This may have important implications for the rational expectations macro-modeling currently being used to evaluate the conduct of monetary policy in Brazil. We also show the risk premium in the yield curve are positively related to the covered interest rate differential and to the volatility of interest rates.

A Consumption Based Term Structure Model w ith Habit Utility

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 484-496
Author(s):  
Jun Lou ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Term Structure ◽  
Yield Curve ◽  
Bond Yields ◽  
Expectations Hypothesis ◽  
Term Structure Model ◽  
Bond Risk Premia ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
Bond Risk

This paper proposes a term structure of interest rates model that modifies and extends the Campbell and Cochrane (1999) surplus consumption framework. The distinguishing contributions are tractable, continuous-time analytical solutions for the term structure of interest rate generating a realistic upward sloping yield curve. Despite the focus on the term structure, the model matches plausible equity quantities. For the interest rate, the model is able to account for the moments of bond yields at numerous maturities and produce countercyclical bond risk premia as seen in the data. Moreover, the model captures reasonable time series fluctuation on real interest rates. However, the model has difficulties reproducing empirical deviations from the expectations hypothesis.

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