Do Stationary Risk Premia Explain it All? Evidence from the Term Struct
41 Pages Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last revised: 8 Dec 2022
Date Written: September 1990
Abstract
Most studies of the expectations theory of the term structure reject the model. However, the significance of the rejections depend strongly upon the form of the test. In this paper, we use the pattern of rejection across maturities to back out the implied behavior of time-varying risk premia and/or market forecasts. We then use a new technique to test whether stationary risk premia alone can be responsible for these rejections. Surprisirj1y, this test is rejected for short maturities up to 6 months, suggesting that time-varying risk premia do not explain it all. We also describe hew this method can be used to test other asset pricing relationships.
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