Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, The, Business School Edition (5th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Chapter 6, Problem 1DAP
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In this problem, the spread amidst two different corporate bond yields such as AAA corporate bond yield and BAA corporate bond yields are to be identified and the impact of the difference in the bond yields will be identified as well. Later, the gap in the spread of 2018 and 2017 will be identified and the role of risk premium in this scenario will be gauged as well. Subsequently, highest and lowest spreads in 2000 will be identified as well. This spread value will be compared to the recent spread and the results will be examined.

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Corporate Bond Yield:

Bond yields are the debt security that is been sold by the firms to its investors. It was identified that corporate bonds provides more returns compared to the other types of bonds.

Risk Premium: Risk premium indicates the return on investment that is free of the risk which is expected to yield.

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