Figure 1
Factor Loadings
Notes to Figure 1: We plot the factor loadings in the three-factor model,
y( (τ) = β1t + β2t
tτ
1 e '
λtτ
3t
∙lτ
1 -e t
e
t
-∙ktτ
JT 1 λtr
-λlτ
1ee t 1 1ee t
where the three factors are β11, β21, and β31, the associated loadings are 1, --------, and---------e
and τ denotes maturity. We fix λt = 0.0609. ∖τ ^tτ