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Has the Treasury benefited from issuing TIPS?

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  • Jens H. E. Christensen
  • James M. Gillan

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While the market for Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) has developed considerably over the past decade, the debate over whether their issuance benefits the U.S. Treasury remains contentious. Information from inflation swap rates in conjunction with a joint model of yields for nominal non-inflation-protected Treasury bonds and TIPS provides evidence that, even under conservative assumptions, the TIPS inflation risk premium has been large enough in recent years to offset the liquidity disadvantage of the series. This suggests that overall the Treasury has benefited from issuing TIPS.

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  • Jens H. E. Christensen & James M. Gillan, 2011. "Has the Treasury benefited from issuing TIPS?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue apr18.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfel:y:2011:i:apr18:n:2011-12
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    2. Jens H. E. Christensen & Jose A. Lopez & Glenn D. Rudebusch, 2010. "Inflation Expectations and Risk Premiums in an Arbitrage-Free Model of Nominal and Real Bond Yields," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 42(s1), pages 143-178, September.
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