The Addition of the Liquidity Premium Theory to the Expectations

question 54

Multiple Choice

The addition of the Liquidity Premium Theory to the Expectations Hypothesis allows us to explain why:

• A) Yield curves usually slope upward
• B) Interest rates on bonds of different maturities move together
• C) Long-term interest rates are less volatile than short term interest rates
• D) Yield curves are flat

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