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The cost of money

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default risk premium(DRP)   the difference between the interest rate on a U.S treasury bond and a corporate bond of equal maturity and marketability  
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expectations theory   the theory that the shape of the yield curve depends on investors expectations about future inflation rates  
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inflation   the tendency of prices to increase over time  
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inflation premium(IP)   A premium for expected inflation that investors add to the real risk-free rate of return  
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interest rate risk   the risk of capital losses to which investors are exposed because of changing interst rates  
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inverted(abnormal) yield curve   a nownward sloping yield curve  
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liquidity preference theory   the theory that, all else being equal, lenders prefer to make short term loans rather than long term loans; hence they will lend short term funds at lower rates than they lend long term funds.  
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liquidity premium(LP)   a premium added to the rate on a security if the security connat be converted to cash on short notice at a price that is close to the original cost.  
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market segmentation theory   The theory that every borrower and lender has a preferred maturity and that the slopeof the yield curve depends on the supply of and the demand for loanable funds in the long-term market relative to the short term market.  
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Maturity risk Premium(MRP)   A premium that reflects the interest rate risk; Bonds with longher maturities have greater interest rate risk  
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nominal risk-free rate, Krf   The rate of interest on a security that is free of all risk; it is approximated by the T-Bill rate or the T-bond rate and includes an inflation premium  
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Normal yield curve   An upward sloping yield curve.  
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Production opportunities   The returns available within an economy from investments in productive(cash generating) activities.  
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Real risk-free rate of interest, k*   The rate of interest that would exist on a default-free U>S> Treasury securities if no inflation were expected.  
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Reinvestment rate risk   The risk that a decline in interest rates wil lead to lower when bonds mature and funds are reinvested.  
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Risk   In a financial market context, the change that a financial asset will not earn the return promised.  
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Term structure of interest rates   The relationship between yields and the maturities of securities.  
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Time preferences for consumption   The preferences of consumers for current consumption as opposed to saving for future consumption.  
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Yield curve   A graph showing the relationship between yields and maturities of securities.  
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