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Table 1 Baseline regression

From: Term structure dynamics at low and negative interest rates—evidence from Switzerland

ΔRt = gov. bond yields

2 years

5 years

7 years

10 years

15 years

20 years

Reference period

      

0.308

0.281**

0.278***

0.152*

0.194*

0.094

 

(0.176)

(0.088)

(0.077)

(0.074)

(0.08)

(0.059)

0.464***

0.313**

0.320***

0.218**

0.272**

0.213**

 

(0.106)

(0.111)

(0.094)

(0.068)

(0.083)

(0.072)

 Constant

0.001

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.001

0.000

 

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

 No. of obs.

1307

1310

1310

1310

1304

1171

R2

0.068

0.088

0.094

0.04

0.064

0.029

H0: p-value

0.491

0.841

0.76

0.554

0.547

0.255

ZLB period

      

0.637***

0.751***

0.726***

0.744***

0.637**

0.457*

 

(0.146)

(0.190)

(0.172)

(0.183)

(0.203)

(0.219)

0.486***

0.562***

0.473***

0.477***

0.346**

0.374**

 

(0.133)

(0.118)

(0.118)

(0.144)

(0.123)

(0.133)

 Constant

− 0.001

− 0.002

− 0.002

− 0.002

− 0.003

− 0.002

 

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.002)

 No. of obs.

841

841

841

839

828

790

R2

0.053

0.039

0.037

0.037

0.023

0.017

H0: p-value

0.477

0.421

0.245

0.28

0.245

0.762

Floor period

      

− 0.276**

− 0.032

− 0.177

− 0.043

− 0.071

− 0.022

 

(0.101)

(0.086)

(0.099)

(0.096)

(0.089)

(0.092)

0.311***

0.299**

0.393*

0.505***

0.496***

0.452***

 

(0.076)

(0.091)

(0.153)

(0.153)

(0.141)

(0.119)

 Constant

0.004**

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.003*

0.002

 

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

 No. of obs.

682

685

605

676

675

682

R2

0.035

0.026

0.02

0.057

0.056

0.052

H0: p-value

0.000

0.011

0.005

0.006

0.002

0.004

NIR period

      

0.688*

0.680**

0.550*

0.372

0.441*

0.548*

 

(0.302)

(0.231)

(0.213)

(0.190)

(0.193)

(0.231)

0.672***

0.683***

0.486***

0.384***

0.346*

0.276

 

(0.135)

(0.158)

(0.120)

(0.105)

(0.117)

(0.154)

 Constant

0.001

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

-0.001

 

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.002)

 No. of obs.

477

477

477

477

476

477

R2

0.149

0.210

0.125

0.067

0.058

0.058

H0: p-value

0.964

0.990

0.805

0.958

0.689

0.357

  1. Robust standard errors in parentheses
  2. Statistical significance indicated with *** if p<0.001, ** if p<0.01, and * if p<0.05
  3. rt denotes the Swiss franc 3-month OIS
  4. H0:β1=β2 in regression (1)