Studies in Economics and Finance: Volume 17 Issue 2

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THE RATE OF RETURN ON SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSETS

Richard J. Cebula

Using 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. Huston

This 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. Eisenhauer

Insurance 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. Zimmerman

This 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. Daniels

The 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…

Cover of Studies in Economics and Finance

ISSN:

1086-7376

e-ISSN:

1755-6791

ISSN-L:

1086-7376

Online date, start – end:

1977

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Niklas Wagner