We started the class with a discussion the different groupings of risk, and why some types of risk matter more than others, before moving on torisk free rates, exploring why risk free rates vary across currencies and what to do about really low or negative risk free rates. The blog post below captures my thoughts on negative risk free rates:
http://aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/2...
If you want to see my updated perspective on risk free rates, try my blog post from this year, built around the inflation question is here:
https://aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/...

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