• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Natural rate chimera and bond pricing reality
  • Contributor: Brand, Claus [Author]; Goy, Gavin [Author]; Lemke, Wolfgang [Author]
  • Published: Frankfurt a. M.: European Central Bank (ECB), 2021
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.2866/28826
  • ISBN: 978-92-899-4865-4
  • Keywords: C11 ; equilibrium real rate ; G12 ; Bayesian estimation ; arbitrage-free Nelson-Siegel termstructure model ; C32 ; Natural rate of interest ; E43 ; term premia ; r* ; E52 ; E44 ; unobserved components
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  • Description: We build a novel macro-finance model that combines a semi-structural macroeconomic module with arbitrage-free yield-curve dynamics. We estimate it for the United States and the euro area using a Bayesian approach and jointly infer the real equilibrium interest rate (r*), trend inflation (Û*), and term premia. Similar to Bauer and Rudebusch (2020, AER), Û* and r* constitute a time-varying trend for the nominal short-term rate in our model, rendering estimated term premia more stable than standard yield curve models operating with time-invariant means. In line with the literature, our r* estimates display a distinct decline over the last four decades.
  • Access State: Open Access