中国主要宏观经济变量与利率期限结构的关系:基于VAR-ATSM模型的分析

本文利用VAR-ATSM模型对中国利率期限结构与经济增长、通货膨胀和利率的相互关系进行分析。研究结果表明,在不同期限利差中,较长期利率利差对经济增长率和通货膨胀率的短期预测能力较弱,而中长期预测能力较强。不同期限利差均对短期利率具有较强的短期预测能力,时期越短,预测能力越强。经济增长、通货膨胀和短期利率冲击对不同期限利率在短、中期内产生正向影响。经济增长和短期利率冲击对不同期限利差产生负向影响,而通货膨胀冲击对不同期限利差产生正向影响。     

利率与公司债务期限结构的实证研究——基于制造业的经验分析

文章选取2005-2012年A股制造业公司的非平衡面板数据,通过固定效应模型和随机效应模型实证检验了利率与企业债务期限结构之间的关系。结果表明,名义利率越高,债务融资成本越大,上市公司会使用更多的短期债务,债务期限结构越短;通货膨胀率越高,债务融资的代理成本会越大,上市公司获得长期债务的难度较大,因而会使用较多的短期债务,债务期限结构越短;实际利率对债务期限结构的影响方向与名义利率相反:实际利率越高,上市公司使用更多的长期债务,债务期限结构越长。进一步的研究发现,相较于民营企业,国有企业对利率的敏感度更高;无论是国有企业还是民营企业,对名义利率的敏感度均比实际利率高。文章为宏观政策如何影响微观企业债务结构提供了新的经验证据。     

含跳跃过程的单因子利率模型研究——基于中国国债回购市场的实证分析

在CKLS模型的基础上,笔者提出了一个加入跳跃过程的单因子利率期限结构模型。通过对我国国债回购利率的实证检验,发现加入跳跃过程后,模型不但能更好地拟合实际数据,而且揭示了利率均值回复和水平效应的部分原因,从而增强了模型的解释能力。     

含跳跃过程单因子利率模型的估计——基于中国国债回购利率的实证分析

在CKLS模型的基础上,我们提出了一个加入跳跃过程的单因子利率期限结构模型。通过对我国国债回购利率的实证检验,发现加入跳跃过程后,模型不但能更好地拟合实际数据．而且揭示了利率均值回复和水平效应的部分原因,从而增强了模型的解释能力。     

中国国债利率期限结构突变与动因分析——基于无套利宏观金融模型的视角

已有研究表明中国宏观经济和金融市场近20年来表现出区制转换和非线性特征,在此背景下国债市场是否也存在结构性变化,将关系到利率模型的稳定性和经济政策的效果。文章基于未知间断点的结构突变方法实证检验2002年到2015年间中国国债利率期限结构,并通过把新凯恩斯动态一般均衡框架嵌入仿射无套利期限结构模型中,解释突变的宏观动因。结果认为,受2005年金融市场一系列重大改革的累积和联动影响,中国国债利率期限结构于2005年11月发生了显著的结构变化;间断后由于市场风险水平降低,货币政策波动性减小,所以利率偏离预期假说的程度锐减;与货币政策相关的斜率因子风险价格的减小是突变的关键动因。     

引入货币政策变量的中国利率期限结构模型实证研究

金融学者对利率期限结构的微观视角与经济学者对期限结构问题的宏观把握是当前我国乃至世界利率期限结构理论研究的重要特点,如何将这些特点相互结合,处理好宏观政策变量影响下的利率期限结构微观研究问题具有十分重要的意义。本文在纵向上以利率期限结构理论的时间演进为研究主线,首先回顾了利率期限结构问题研究的历史和现状,接下来对货币政策相关变量影响下的现代利率期限结构理论进行了探讨,并针对我国债券市场人为分割的现状,结合银行间债券市场数据进行了实证检验,最后得出本文的结论。     

中国市场短期利率动态研究-基于有效矩方法的实证分析

本文以上海证券交易所国债回购市场的7天期回购利率为分析对象,选择从2000年1月4日到2005年12月13日的每日数据为样本,采用有效矩估计对三个在国外文献中流行的利率模型:CKLS模型、SV2模型、SV3模型进行实证分析.结果表明单因子CKLS模型不能很好的刻画我国短期利率的动态特征,SV2模型和SV3模型则可以较好的描述短期利率的动态变化过程.同时,受制于利率市场化问题,我国短期利率的水平效应较之于美国弱很多.     

国债定价的理论与实证分析

国债市场在我国金融市场上占有重要的地位，国债价格成为中央银行等金融机构和投资者关注的关键变量。由于我国利率市场化已经取得重要的进展，将西方成熟的国债定价理论应用于我国的国债市场的时机已经成熟。本文分析了均衡模型和无套利模型、单因子模型和多因子模型的特征，并利用银行间国债回购利率回归得到几个随机利率期限结构模型，利用这些期限结构模型给我国国债定价。根据国债定价结果，对我国国债市场的发展提出了相应的对策建议。     

支持货币政策的利率期限结构模型

无论从国际还是国内来看,支持货币政策的利率期限结构研究意义重大;对于该问题的近期研究工作主要集中于从利率期限结构中剖析支持货币政策的信息、以及探究货币政策对利率期限结构的影响这两方面,也就是研究利率期限结构作为货币政策信息指示器和传导机制的功能;其中还存在许多重要问题有待于进一步研究。     

基于SHIBOR的我国利率模型参数估计

本文运用广义矩估计的方法,依据SHIBOR数据对利率期限结构模型进行参数估计,得出最适合SHIBOR体系的利率模型,并将估计结果与基于R007的模型参数估计结果进行比较,得出结论并提出相关建议。     

NO‐ARBITRAGE ONE‐FACTOR MODELS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES

Short‐term interest rate processes determine the term structure of interest rates in an arbitrage‐free market and are central to the valuation of interest rate derivatives. We obtain parameter estimates and compare the empirical fit of alternative one‐factor continuous‐time processes for the South African short‐term interest rate (and hence of arbitrage‐free term structure models) using Gaussian estimation methods. We find support only for diffusions where the interest rate volatility is moderately sensitive to the level of the interest rate. Other common models with restrictions that either preclude this effect, or restrict it to be too high, do not fit the data. Differences in the specification of the drift function have no evident effect on model performance.     

我国国债利率期限结构研究

本文简单地阐述了传统的利率期限结构理论,通过连续复利的方式获得了我国国债的到期收益率。在此基础上,构造了国债收益率曲线并通过建模获得了收益率曲线的回归方程。同时,根据我国国债利率期限结构的形状和特点,用传统的利率期限结构理论对其进行理论说明,并指出国债产品设计与定价上的问题与改进建议。     

Money,interest rate spreads,and economic activity

Money, Interest Rate Spreads, and Economic Activity. —Numerous empirical studies for industrial countries have shown that the term structure of interest rates is a good indicator for future output growth. This paper analyzes whether the interest rate spread contains any additional predictive power if the model includes the money stock. A multivariate error-correction framework is applied to three European economies — France, Germany, and Italy. Granger causality tests are performed for various monetary aggregates and the term structure. The evidence concerning the marginal information content is mixed: For France and Italy, the term structure does not improve the results of the basic model whereas it is significant for Germany.     

Forecasting inflation from the term structure

In this paper the authors analyze the forecasting ability of the term structure with respect to future inflation in Germany. In contrast to previous studies, they find evidence in favor of a nonstationary term premium. Assuming that the nonstationary part of the term premium can be approximated by an observable factor, they derive testable restrictions which cannot be rejected for German data. In an out-of-sample forecasting experiment, the model out-performs rival models which assume a constant term premium. Nevertheless, the authors find that the forecasting ability of the term structure is limited while the real interest rate, is revealed as a good predictor for future inflation rates. JEL no. E31, E37, E43.     

The Term Structure of Interest Rates in a Small Open Economy: A Stochastic Analysis

This article employs a rational expectations IS-LM model with price adjustment to study the effect of domestic monetary and fiscal policy and world interest rate disturbances on the real and nominal small open economy term structure of interest rates. The impact of both temporary and permanent shocks are investigated. Notable results include the fact that monetary expansions lead to positive yield curves, while the implications of fiscal expansions and increases in the world interest rate depend crucially on the duration of the shock.     

Endogenous monetary policy shifts and the term structure: Evidence from Japanese government bond yields

I construct a no-arbitrage term structure model with endogenous regime shifts and apply it to Japanese government bond (JGB) yields. This model subjects the short-term interest rate to monetary regime shifts, specifically a zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) and normal regimes, which depend on macroeconomic variables. The estimates show that under the ZIRP regime, the effect of deflation (inflation) on lowering (raising) bond yields amplifies on the long end of yield curves, compared with a case with positive interest rates under the normal regime. On the other hand, output gaps’ ability to raise bond yields weakens for all maturities.     

Monetary policy and the yield curve at zero interest

In contrast to affine term structure models, Black’s (1995) model of interest rates as options has properties suitable to examine the yield curve when the short-term interest rate is near zero. We estimate a Black’s model with Japan’s data to extract market expectations about duration of zero interest. We find that expectations about duration have substantially varied, which contradicts with the assumption utilized in the literature. We also find a tight link between expectations about duration and survey measures of inflation expectations, which appears to be attributable to the Bank of Japan’s commitment conditional on inflation.     

Interest Rate Pass‐through in Malawi: Implications for the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy

This study investigates the interest rate pass‐through in Malawi and its implications on monetary policy effectiveness. Using the cost‐of‐funds approach and monthly data from 2009 to 2015, an autoregressive distributed lag model is fitted. Results show that there is a near complete pass‐through to the lending rate but not the savings rate. The magnitude of the pass‐through is relatively higher under smaller banks. The results suggest that the structure of the banking industry matters. Market power is important in understanding the variation in lending and savings rates across banks. Overall, short‐term rates as operating targets are consistent with inflation targeting in Malawi.