We show that the design of fiscal policy does play a role in shaping the yield curve which has quantitative consequences for the cost of private and government financing. We combine government spending shock identification strategies from the fiscal macro literature with recent advancements in...

We show that government spending does play a role in shaping the yield curve which has important consequences for the cost of private and government financing. We combine government spending shock identification strategies from the fiscal macro literature with recent advancements in no-arbitrage...