If Inflation Were Always Perfectly Anticipated and Contracts Were Written

question 12

Multiple Choice

If inflation were always perfectly anticipated and contracts were written in real terms, then

• A)there would only be a transfer of wealth from debtors to creditors
• B)there would only be a transfer of wealth from creditors to debtors
• C)there would only be a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich
• D)there would only be a transfer of wealth from households to firms
• E)currency holders would have a negative rate of return

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Lamaze Method

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