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Estimating the long rate and its volatility

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  • Annaert, Jan
  • Claes, Anouk G.P.
  • De Ceuster, Marc J.K.
  • Zhang, Hairui

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We estimate the long rate and its volatility within the Svensson framework. The procedure that best extrapolates the longest observable rate and its volatility is a 2-dimensional grid search conditioned on the ridge regression suggested by Annaert et al. (2013).

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  • Annaert, Jan & Claes, Anouk G.P. & De Ceuster, Marc J.K. & Zhang, Hairui, 2015. "Estimating the long rate and its volatility," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 100-102.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:129:y:2015:i:c:p:100-102
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.02.022
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    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • E47 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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