The USTreasury Department Began Issuing Inflation-Indexed Bonds in Early 1997

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Essay

The U.S.Treasury Department began issuing inflation-indexed bonds in early 1997.Since these assets are virtually risk free,both in terms of default risk and inflation risk,will they quickly replace all other kinds of assets that still entail risk of one kind or another,such as ordinary government bonds or corporate bonds? Explain.

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