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Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2008

Modelling the term structure of interest rates in a small emerging market economy

Modelling the term structure of interest rates in a small emerging market economy

DOI:
10.1080/17520840701834958
José R. Sánchez-Funga*

pages 93-103

Available online: 28 Feb 2008

Abstract

This paper investigates the term structure of interest rates in a small emerging market economy – the Dominican Republic. The modelling finds a significant dynamic link amongst the day-to-day interbank interest rate and a representative banking system interest rate. But the interbank rate's forecasting power breaks down in the aftermath of the 2003 banking crisis. This episode illustrates how the monetary authorities' credibility with the public and market expectations affect the term structure's reliability.

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Details

  • Available online: 28 Feb 2008

Author affiliations

  • a School of Economics, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK

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Taylor & Francis Group