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THE RATE OF RETURN ON SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSETS
Richard J. CebulaUsing Cointegration Tests, Granger‐Causality Tests, and OLS, this study empirically investigates the determinants of the rate of return on savings and loan assets over the…
FOMC ANTI‐INFLATION POLICY: A QUICKER TRIGGER OR NOTHING NEW
Roger W. Spencer, John H. HustonThis paper examines the thesis that the Federal Reserve adopted a tighter monetary policy in 1994 than economic conditions warranted. The empirical evidence suggests the FOMC did…
INCOME‐CONSTRAINED PURCHASES OF INSURANCE AND ASSETS
Joseph G. EisenhauerInsurance and asset holdings are modeled as the jointly determined outcomes of a constrained optimization problem. Consequently, (1) full coverage may be optimal despite limited…
DEBT, DEFICITS, AND LONG‐TERM RATES
Jeffrey A. ZimmermanThis paper investigates the relationship between government borrowing and long‐term interest rates utilizing a loanable funds framework to describe the interest rate determination…
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL BOND RATINGS IN VIRGINIA
Yaw A. Badu, Kenneth N. DanielsThe paper investigates the determinants of municipal bond ratings in Virginia using an ordered‐probit analysis. We find that economic factors are the key determinants of municipal…
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