Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/141989 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper No. 2015-46
Publisher: 
Bank of Canada, Ottawa
Abstract: 
We greatly expand the space of tractable term-structure models. We consider one example that combines positive yields with rich volatility and correlation dynamics. Bond prices are expressed in closed form and estimation is straightforward. We find that the early stages of a recession have distinct effects on yield volatility. Upon entering a recession when yields are far from the lower bound, (i) the volatility term structure becomes flatter, (ii) the level and slope of yields are nearly uncorrelated, and (iii) the second principal component of yields plays a larger role. However, these facts are significantly different when yields are close to the lower bound. Entering a recession in such a setting, (i) the volatility term structure instead steepens, (ii) the level and slope factors are strongly correlated, and (iii) the second principal component of yields plays a smaller role. Existing dynamic term-structure models do not capture the changes in the cyclical responses of the volatility term structure near the lower bound.
Subjects: 
Asset pricing
Interest rates
Transmission of monetary policy
Uncertainty and monetary policy
International topics
International financial markets
JEL: 
G12
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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