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The Economics of Interest-Rate Spreads and Yield Curves
Chapter Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
Define the risk structure of interest rates and explain its importance.
Explain the term flight to quality.
Define the term structure of interest rates and explain its importance.
Describe a yield curve and explain its economic meaning.
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APA Format:Wright, Robert E.., and Quadrini, Vincenzo., Money and Banking. Retrieved Sep 2, 2010 from http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/node/29171 .
MLA Format:Wright, Robert E., , and Vincenzo Quadrini. Money and Banking. 1969 . Flat World Knowledge. 2 Sep, 2010. <http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/node/29171> .
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