. Seemingly, markets have been demanding more stocks instead of bonds. Yet, instead of observing higher bond rates, paradoxically …, bond rates have been persistently negative after the Lehman-Brothers collapse. To explain this paradox, we suggest that, in …, this rise in perceived market fragility alone can explain the drop in both bond rates and price-dividend ratios observed …

This study proposes two rational models to reconcile the enigma regarding the inconsistent bond pricing that results … among bonds with the same ratings. First, we apply a nonlinear utility function to the expected utility theory and observe … different expected utilities for senior bonds and subordinated bonds with the same bond rating. Second, we implement the …

Pricing bonds is generally one of the earliest applications of time value of money in a finance curriculum. A bond … security. This paper works through the pedagogy of bond pricing and extends the traditional bond pricing formula in a manner … about bond pricing and the time value of money …

The study investigated both the January effect and the "sell-in-May-and-go-away" anomaly in government bond returns. It … volatility, credit risk, value, and momentum premia. Our examination of government bond markets in 25 countries for years 1992 …-2016 proved that both the bond returns and factor premia had remained unaffected by the January and "sell-in-May" effects. These …