Taming the long-term spreads

Massimo Guidolin and Yu-Man Tam ()

Economic Synopses, 2009, No 26

Abstract: Given the size of the underlying markets, cutting the cost of capital to firms and households by reducing the yields required on long-term corporate bonds and mortgages is a key policy objective.

Keywords: Government securities; Interest rates; Monetary policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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