EBK FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE
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ISBN: 9780134897288
Author: PETTY
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 2, Problem 14SP
(Yield curve) If yields on Treasury securities were currently as follows:
- a. Plot the yield curve.
- b. Explain this yield curve using the unbiased expectations theory and the liquidity preference theory.
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