The authors derive a closed-form expression for the differences between forward and futures prices in the framework of a Lucas equilibrium model. They calculate this difference for fixed income securities in two ways: using historic interest-rate data to calibrate the matrix of nominal state...

Higher relative risk aversion is associated with higher risk premiums only if the riskiness of output is exogenous. When consumers can affect the variability of output, the market risk premium may well decrease as the relative risk aversion increases. With constant relative risk aversion and...