Disappointment Aversion, Term Structure, and Predictability Puzzles in Bond Markets
41 Pages Posted: 29 Aug 2014 Last revised: 18 May 2016
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Disappointment Aversion, Term Structure, and Predictability Puzzles in Bond Markets
Disappointment Aversion, Term Structure, and Predictability Puzzles in Bond Markets
Date Written: September 1, 2014
Abstract
We solve a dynamic general equilibrium model with generalized disappointment aversion preferences and continuous state endowment dynamics. We apply the framework to the term structure of interest rates and show that the model generates an upward sloping term structure of nominal interest rates, a downward sloping term structure of real interest rates, and that it accounts for the failure of the expectations hypothesis. The key ingredients are disappointment aversion preferences, preference for early resolution of uncertainty, and a parsimonious endowment economy with three state variables: time-varying macroeconomic uncertainty, time-varying expected inflation and inflation uncertainty.
Keywords: Generalized Disappointment Aversion, Expectations Hypothesis, Numerical Solution Methods, Term Structure of Interest Rates
JEL Classification: C61, C63, E43, E44, G11, G12, G13
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