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Estimating the Term Structure of Interest Rates

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  • Mark Deacon
  • Andrew Derry

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This paper examines various techniques used to estimate the term structure of interest rates from the prices of government bonds; in particular comparing the current Bank of England model with two approaches suggested in the academic literature. There are two main aspects of this problem: estimating the relationship between bond yields and maturity, and the relationship between bond yields and coupon. The paper outlines how these problems are approached by the three models, and compares them on both theoretical and practical grounds. It concludes that there is a trade-off between theoretical rigour and practical considerations.

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  • Mark Deacon & Andrew Derry, 1994. "Estimating the Term Structure of Interest Rates," Bank of England working papers 24, Bank of England.
    • Handle: RePEc:boe:boeewp:24
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    1. Mark Deacon & Andrew Derry, 1994. "Deriving Estimates of Inflation Expectations from the Prices of UK Government Bonds," Bank of England working papers 23, Bank of England.
    2. Andrew G Haldane & Mahmood Pradhan, 1992. "Real interest parity, dynamic convergence and the European Monetary System," Bank of England working papers 1, Bank of England.
    3. Paul Fisher & Juna Vega, 1993. "An Empirical Analysis of M4 in the United Kingdom," Bank of England working papers 21, Bank of England.
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