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The Economic Determinants of the Brazilian Nominal Term Structure of Interest Rates
Denisard C.O. Alves Sr. University of Sao Paulo Rodrigo Sekkel Johns Hopkins University - Department of Economics October 2006 University of Colorado Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of monetary policy and macroeconomic shocks on the dynamics of the Brazilian term structure of interest rates. We estimate a near-VAR model under the identification scheme proposed by Christiano et al. (1996, 1999). The results resemble those of the US economy: monetary policy shocks flatten the term structure of interest rates. We find that monetary policy shocks in Brazil explain a significantly larger share of the dynamics of the term structure than in the USA. Finally, we analyze the importance of standard macroeconomic variables (e.g., GDP, inflation, and measure of country risk) to the dynamics of the term structure in Brazil.
Keywords: term structure, Brazil, interest, VAR, monetary policy JEL Classifications: E43, E40 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: November 07, 2006 ; Last revised: November 07, 2006Suggested Citation |
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