Abstract
We show that uncertainty about parameters of the short rate model can account for the rejections of the expectations hypothesis for the term structure of interest rates. We assume that agents employ Bayes rule to learn parameter values in the context of a model that is subject to stochastic structural breaks. We show that parameter uncertainty also implies that the verdict on the expectations hypothesis varies systematically with the term of the long bond and the particular test employed, in the same way that is found in empirical tests.
Translated title of the contribution | “Structural Breaks, Parameter Uncertainty and Term Structure Puzzles” |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 222 - 232 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Financial Economics |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |