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The Term Structure of Interest Rates

The Quarterly Journal of EconomicsPublished 1 November 1957
John M. Culbertson
Citations367
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score35.99
SNIP9.32

Abstract

I. The elements of term structure theory, 489. — II. The role of debt liquidity differences in the rate structure, 491. — III. The role of speculative activity in the term structure, 496. — IV. Changes in the maturity structure of demand for funds, 502. — V. Yields on short-term and long-term U. S. government securities 1920–1957, 504. — VI. Some implications for credit policy, 516.

Keywords

Economics, Econometrics and Finance