What Motivates Bureaucratic Behavior

question 114

Essay

What motivates bureaucratic behavior?

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Definitions:

Zero Coupon Bonds

Bonds that do not pay periodic interest payments and are instead sold at a discount from their face value and redeemed at maturity for the full face value.

Coupon Payments

Periodic interest payments made to bondholders, usually on an annual or semi-annual basis, as compensation for investing in the bond.

Maturity Risk Premium

The additional return that investors demand for bearing the risk associated with holding a longer-term debt instrument.

Yield Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the interest rates of bonds of identical quality but different maturity dates.