Bidding Behavior in Treasury Bill Auctions : Evidence From Pakistan.

Behavior in the first three years of auctions for Pakistani treasury bills is studied. Bidding strategies rapidly converged to a consistent pattern after the auctions started in 1991. Factors are identified that influenced the expected profitability of auction participation, which was on average low...

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Korporacja: International Monetary Fund
Format: Czasopismo
Język:English
Wydane: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Seria:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/111
Dostęp online:Full text available on IMF
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