Working Paper

Estimating the cost of U.S. indexed bonds


Abstract: A presentation of an equilibrium bond-pricing model driven by two stochastic factors: the real interest rate and the expected rate of inflation. The models parameters are estimated using a maximum-likelihood technique based on a Kalman filter.

Keywords: Government securities; Inflation (Finance); Interest rates; Indexation (Economics);

Access Documents

File(s): https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-199701
Description: Persistent link

Authors

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Working Papers (Old Series)

Publication Date: 1997

Number: 9701