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The behavior of the spread between Treasury bill rates and private money market rates since 1978

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  • Timothy Q. Cook
  • Thomas A. Lawler

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The Treasury bill rate is generally viewed as the representative money market rate.

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  • Timothy Q. Cook & Thomas A. Lawler, 1983. "The behavior of the spread between Treasury bill rates and private money market rates since 1978," Working Paper 83-04, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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