Suppose that, holding yield constant, investors are indifferent as to whether they hold bonds issued by the
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Suppose that, holding yield constant, investors are indifferent as to whether they hold bonds issued by the federal government or bonds issued by state and local governments (that is, they consider the bonds the same with respect to default risk, information costs, and liquidity). Suppose that state governments have issued perpetuities (or consols) with $75 coupons and that the federal government has also issued perpetuities with $75 coupons. If the state and federal perpetuities both have aftertax yields of 8%, what are their pretax yields? (Assume that the relevant federal income tax rate is 39.6%.)
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Money, Banking, and the Financial System
ISBN: 978-0134524061
3rd edition
Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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