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The Long-Run Linkage Between Yields on Treasury and Municipal Bonds and the 1986 Tax Act

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  • William J. Crowder

    (University of Texas at Arlington)

  • Mark E. Wohar

    (University of Nebraska at Omaha)

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The Tax Act of 1986 changed the tax treatment of tax-exempt municipal bonds for banks. Since banks were the dominant participant in the municipal bond market until 1986, some believe that this resulted in the breakdown of the long-run equilibrium relationship between municipal and U.S. treasury securities of equal maturity. We present evidence that there was a significant break in the relationship around the time of the Tax Act and that once this break is accounted for, the relationship between municipal and treasury yields remains intact.

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  • William J. Crowder & Mark E. Wohar, 1997. "The Long-Run Linkage Between Yields on Treasury and Municipal Bonds and the 1986 Tax Act," Finance 9702005, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpfi:9702005
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    municipal bonds; tax-exempt; 1986 Tax Act;
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    • G - Financial Economics

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