This paper investigates the measurement of anticipated interest rate policy and the effects of these expectations on the term structure of nominal interest rates.It is shown that, under the expectations hypothesis, the level of long-term interest rates depends on three factors: the level of the...

This paper investigates the measurement of anticipated interest rate policy and the effects of these expectations on the term structure of nominal interest rates. It is shown that, under the expectations hypothesis, the level of long-term interest rates depends on three factors: the level of the...