RDP 2020-01: Credit Spreads, Monetary Policy and the Price Puzzle
Appendix B: Derivation of Estimators
Benjamin Beckers
January 2020
Model:
B1
B2
B3
OLS estimation equation:
OLS estimator:
Romer and Romer estimation:
First-stage:
B4
B5
Second-stage:
Romer and Romer estimator:
From Equation (B5)