The U.S. Public Debt Valuation Puzzle
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- Van Nieuwerburgh, Stijn & Jiang, Zhengyang & Lustig, Hanno & Xiaolan, Mindy, 2021. "The U.S. Public Debt Valuation Puzzle," CEPR Discussion Papers 16082, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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- E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
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- NEP-MAC-2020-02-03 (Macroeconomics)
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