The term structure of interest rates : expectations and behavior patterns / Burton Gordon Malkiel.

A revised and expanded version of part 1 of the author's doctoral dissertation, Problems in the structure of financial markets, submitted to Princeton University, 1964.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260).

1. The Yield Curve: Methods of Construction and Historical Patterns -- 2. The Traditional Expectations Theory and Its Critics -- 3. An Alternative Formulation of the Expectations Theory -- 4. An Empirical Test of the Reformulated Expectations Hypothesis -- 5. Transactions Costs and the Term Structure of Interest Rates -- 6. Modifications for Institutional Preferences and Diverse Expectations: Some Empirical Evidence on Behavior Patterns -- 7. A Synthesis of the Expectations and Institutional Theories -- 8. Summary and Policy Implications.

Can expectations alone explain the yield differentials among bonds of different maturities? To what extend do attitudes toward risk and transactions costs influence the behavior of bond investors? Is it possible for the Federal Reserve to ztwisty the interest-rate structure in accordance with its policy objectives? These are among the questions treated.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.