Lucas's Idea of Information Barriers as Applied to the Formation

question 96

Multiple Choice

Lucas's idea of information barriers as applied to the formation of inflation expectations is an example of

• A)forward-looking expectations.
• B)backward-looking expectations.
• C)adaptive expectations.
• D)irrational expectations.

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