While Incorporating Liquidity Premiums That Increase with the Maturity,the Yield

question 37

Multiple Choice

While incorporating liquidity premiums that increase with the maturity,the yield curve is downward sloping.The yield curve generated by expectations theory alone would be:

• A)more steeply downward sloping.
• B)more upward sloping.
• C)less steeply downward sloping.
• D)none of the above.

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