function [Y] = load_yield_data() % LOAD_YIELD_DATA - Loads the monthly differences between yeild on mortgages and the yield on government loans ... this is series 9 in the data appendix % % Note: this was checked on 2009-06-16 (no errors found) % % Written by: % -- % John L. Weatherwax 2009-04-21 % % email: wax@alum.mit.edu % % Please send comments and especially bug reports to the % above email address. % %----- Y = [ 0.66 0.70 0.74 0.63 0.70 0.66 0.61 0.52 0.60 0.61 0.70 1.10 ; 1.17 1.23 0.85 0.78 0.71 0.55 0.56 0.74 0.80 0.75 0.74 0.79 ; 0.78 1.00 1.05 1.09 1.05 0.75 0.73 0.77 0.77 0.84 0.66 0.68 ; 0.67 0.56 0.62 0.73 0.70 0.74 0.93 1.00 1.50 1.30 1.18 1.15 ; 1.34 1.37 1.13 1.04 0.92 1.15 0.99 1.32 1.46 1.24 1.01 1.04 ; 1.08 0.94 0.81 1.00 0.98 1.02 1.16 0.96 1.23 1.10 1.02 1.08 ; 1.30 0.97 0.96 0.80 0.62 0.51 0.56 0.84 0.87 0.87 0.76 0.86 ; 0.81 0.77 0.74 0.80 0.78 0.72 0.66 0.92 0.99 0.98 0.70 0.65 ; 0.78 0.57 0.41 0.61 0.85 0.85 1.11 1.05 0.96 1.31 1.49 1.35 ; 1.32 1.24 1.47 1.32 1.23 1.33 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.49 1.55 1.73 ; 1.70 1.43 1.44 1.37 1.20 1.19 1.39 1.41 1.40 1.39 1.62 1.59 ; 1.36 1.31 0.99 0.89 0.87 0.94 1.03 1.27 1.20 1.10 0.93 1.00 ; 1.04 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.05 0.70 0.88 0.81 1.08 1.39 1.16 0.49 ; ].'; % get all the data we can in a "matrix" format ... Y = Y(:); Y = [ Y; 0.74; 0.90; 0.91 ]; % append the remaing data points ...