Let's say we expect the inflation rate to be 7 percent in a year, 5 percent in two years and 3 percent thereafter. The real risk-free interest rate, r*, is constant at 2%, and the maturity risk premium on government bonds begins at zero on ultra-short-term bonds (with a maturity of several days) and rises to 0.2% on bonds with a one-year maturity. The maturity risk premium increases by 0.2% for each one-year increase in maturity, and the five-year maturity and higher maturity of government bonds are constant at the upper limit of 1.0%. 1) Calculate the interest rates of one year, two years, three years, four years, five years, ten years and twenty years of government bonds.
Let's say we expect the inflation rate to be 7 percent in a year, 5 percent in two years and 3 percent thereafter. The real risk-free interest rate, r*, is constant at 2%, and the maturity risk premium on government bonds begins at zero on ultra-short-term bonds (with a maturity of several days) and rises to 0.2% on bonds with a one-year maturity. The maturity risk premium increases by 0.2% for each one-year increase in maturity, and the five-year maturity and higher maturity of government bonds are constant at the upper limit of 1.0%.
1) Calculate the interest rates of one year, two years, three years, four years, five years, ten years and twenty years of government bonds.
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