Tag Archives: U.S. Treasury Debt

September in Paris

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Win Smith

In a previous post, I described a paper on sovereign debt by Mattia Landoni (Cox School of Business – Southern Methodist University), Christopher Cameron (US Treasury), and me.  Our paper gives a simple way to relate debt management policies and … Continue reading →

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New Paper on Bond Portfolio Dynamics

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Win Smith

  Mattia Landoni (SMU Cox School of Business) and I recently completed a paper on bond portfolio dynamics (now under review at an academic journal). We offer a new theory on the evolution of the maturity structures for rolling bond … Continue reading →

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Article in Pensions & Investments

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Win Smith

An article of mine appeared in the  online edition of Pensions & Investments the other day.  In Did the Treasury undermine the Fed?, I respond to a highly-publicized paper by four Harvard scholars that claimed that the U.S. Treasury sold too much … Continue reading →

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Adventures with the Treasury and the Fed

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Win Smith

Last year, my wife and I put on an event to recognize the success of a fast-growing division of the Hunt Companies.  The event was held at the Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain outside Denver.  Corrina, a sommelier and chef, … Continue reading →

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