After Experiencing About 4 Percent Inflation the Last 10 Years

question 57

Multiple Choice

After experiencing about 4 percent inflation the last 10 years, Americans start to believe that the inflation for this year is also 4 percent. This belief regarding the future path of inflation based on previous inflation is called:

• A) intuitions of inflation.
• B) expectations of inflation.
• C) rational expectations.
• D) a self fulfilling prophecy.

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Distinguish between different types of folds (anticline, syncline, monocline) and their formation mechanisms.

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