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Excerpt from A Behavioral Theory of Interest Rate Formation
Introduction. This paper developes and marshals empirical support for a theory of the nominal, short-term, risk-free interest rate. Unlike most approaches to the problem, the formulation presented here does not assume equality of supply and demand for securities. Rather, the formulation is a mechanism which would help to bring supply and demand into balance in a larger macroeconomic model. Empirical support is offered at two levels of aggregation: Empirical studies of individual human decision making are used to suggest an appropriate structure; the structure is then estimated using macro-economic data. In the proposed formulation the risk free interest rate moves in response to liquidity pressures experienced principally by intermediaries. Liquidity pressures cause movements in the interest rate relative to the underlying interest rate, a construct which represents the interest rate environment to which people have become accustomed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
