The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Liquidity Premiums in Inflation-Indexed Markets

52 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2017

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Joost Driessen

Tilburg University - Tilburg University School of Economics and Management; Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER)

Theo Nijman

Tilburg University - Tilburg University School of Economics and Management

Zorka Simon

Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

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Date Written: September 25, 2017

Abstract

Fleckenstein et al. (2014) document that nominal Treasuries trade at higher prices than inflation-swapped indexed bonds, which exactly replicate the nominal cash flows. We study whether this mispricing arises from liquidity premiums in inflation-indexed bonds (TIPS) and inflation swaps. Using US data, we show that the level of liquidity affects TIPS, whereas swap yields include a liquidity risk premium. We also allow for liquidity effects in nominal bonds. These results are based on a model with a systematic liquidity risk factor and asset-specific liquidity characteristics. We show that these liquidity (risk) premiums explain a substantial part of the TIPS underpricing.

Keywords: Liquidity premium, liquidity risk, TIPS, inflation swaps, TIPS–Treasury puzzle

JEL Classification: C51, G12, G01, H63

Suggested Citation

Driessen, Joost and Nijman, Theo E. and Simon, Zorka, The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Liquidity Premiums in Inflation-Indexed Markets (September 25, 2017). SAFE Working Paper No. 183, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3042506 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3042506

Joost Driessen

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Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER) ( email )

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Theo E. Nijman

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Zorka Simon (Contact Author)

Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE ( email )

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