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Expected real interest rate is the interest rate of an investors receives or expects to receive after allowing inflation.
Yield on two-year treasury bond is 5% and one year is 4%. The maturity risk premium is zero.
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Suppose the yield on a two-year-old Treasury bond is 5 percent and the yield on a one-year Treasury bond is a 4 percent. If the maturity risk premium (MRP) on these bonds is zero (0), what is the expected one-year interest rate during the second year (Year 2)?
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Suppose that the interest rate on one-year bonds is currently 4 percent and is expected to be 5 percent in one year and 6 percent in two years. Using the expectations hypothesis, compute the yields on two- and three-year bonds and plot the yield curve.
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