Problem:
A ten-year U.S. Treasury bond has a 3.50 percent interest rate, while a same maturity corporate bond has a 5.25 percent interest rate. Real interest rates and inflation rate expectations would be the same for the two bonds.
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Question: If a default risk premium of 1.50 percentage points is estimated for the corporate bond, determine the liquidity premium for the corporate bond.
Note: Provide support for rationale.