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  "title": "On Brazil’s Term Structure: Stylized Facts and Analysis of Macroeconomic Interactions",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, May 1, 2011",
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  "summary": "This paper characterizes the term structure of Treasury bond yields for Brazil, and estimates a Nelson-Siegel Model to reproduce its stylized facts for the period 2004-2010. For this purpose, this paper uses a software developed by Fund staff.",
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      "content": "- Characterizes the term structure of Treasury bond yields for Brazil for the period 2004-2010.\n- Estimates a Nelson-Siegel Model to reproduce stylized facts of Brazil’s yield curve.\n- Estimates two versions of the Nelson-Siegel Model that incorporate macroeconomic variables to assess dynamic interactions between the yield curve and the macroeconomy.\n- Uses a software developed by Fund staff for estimation and analysis."
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      "content": "- Primary model: Nelson-Siegel Model (base specification).\n- Extended models: Two versions of the Nelson-Siegel Model augmented with macroeconomic variables (referred to as yield-macro model and model II in keywords).\n- Data period: 2004-2010.\n- Analytical focus: factor dynamics, curvature of the yield curve, and the data well for yield observations."
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      "content": "- The paper reproduces stylized facts of Brazil’s term structure using the Nelson-Siegel specification.\n- The augmented Nelson-Siegel specifications are used to analyze dynamic interactions between yield-curve factors and macroeconomic variables.\n- Subject areas explicitly addressed include:\n  - Central bank policy rate and target rate\n  - Inflation and inflation rate\n  - Interest rates and yield curve dynamics\n  - Sovereign bonds and yields on bonds\n  - Factor models and yield factor dynamics\n  - Financial institutions and financial services\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Model II-Impulse-Response Functions\n  - Model II-Impulse-Response Functions (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Model II-Impulse-Response Functions (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/on-brazils-term-structure-stylized-facts-and-analysis-of-macroeconomic-interactions-24856"
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    "Authors: Rodrigo Cabral, Richard Munclinger, Luiz Alves, Marco Rodriguez Waldo",
    "Published: May 1, 2011",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455261420.001",
    "Characterizes the term structure of Treasury bond yields for Brazil for the period 2004-2010.",
    "Estimates a Nelson-Siegel Model to reproduce stylized facts of Brazil’s yield curve.",
    "Estimates two versions of the Nelson-Siegel Model that incorporate macroeconomic variables to assess dynamic interactions between the yield curve and the macroeconomy.",
    "Uses a software developed by Fund staff for estimation and analysis.",
    "Primary model: Nelson-Siegel Model (base specification).",
    "Extended models: Two versions of the Nelson-Siegel Model augmented with macroeconomic variables (referred to as yield-macro model and model II in keywords).",
    "Data period: 2004-2010.",
    "Analytical focus: factor dynamics, curvature of the yield curve, and the data well for yield observations.",
    "The paper reproduces stylized facts of Brazil’s term structure using the Nelson-Siegel specification.",
    "The augmented Nelson-Siegel specifications are used to analyze dynamic interactions between yield-curve factors and macroeconomic variables.",
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    "**Model II-Impulse-Response Functions**"
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