Testing the expectations hypothesis using long-maturity forward rates (Q1853649)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1857155
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Testing the expectations hypothesis using long-maturity forward rates
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1857155

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    Testing the expectations hypothesis using long-maturity forward rates (English)
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    22 January 2003
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    This paper reports on long-maturity interest rates. The results hardly vary across maturities. Using `forward-rate' regressions, the Expectations Hypothesis (EH) is numerically close to being accepted. For a long (short) data set, the EH is statistically rejected (accepted).
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    Expectations hypothesis
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    Forward rates
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    Forward-rate regressions
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    Long maturity
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    Term structure of interest rates
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