Treasury Bill Auctions: Issues and Uses

Author/Editor:

Carlo Cottarelli ; Leonardo Bartolini

Publication Date:

November 1, 1994

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Summary:

We review the main issues that arise in the design of treasury bill auctions and survey the relevant empirical literature. We also provide a detailed description of the actual design of these auctions in a sample of 42 industrial and developing countries.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1994/135

Subject:

Notes:

Contains a detailed description of the actual design of treasury bill auctions in a sample of 42 industrial and developing countries.

English

Publication Date:

November 1, 1994

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451855647/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1351994

Pages:

70

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