2. Suppose that 1. The interest on a one-year bond today is 3%; 2. The interest on...

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2. Suppose that 1. The interest on a one-year bond today is 3%;

2. The interest on a one-year bond starting one year from now is expected to be 4% per year;

3. The interest on a one-year bond starting two years from now is expected to be 5% per year;

4. The risk premium on a two-year bond is 0.5%;

and 5. The risk premium on a three-year bond is 1.0%.

Use this information to answer the following questions:

a. According to the expectations theory, what is the interest rate today on a two-year bond? Show your work.

b. According to the expectations theory, what is the interest rate today on a three-year bond? Show your work.

c. Plot the yield curve.

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Macroeconomics Global Edition

ISBN: 978-1292318615

10th Edition

Authors: Andrew Abel ,Ben Bernanke ,Dean Croushore

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