The Real Interest Rate Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

The real interest rate is

• A) equal to the rate of inflation minus the nominal rate of interest.
• B) always equal to the pure rate of time preference.
• C) equal to the nominal rate of interest minus the rate of inflation.
• D) less important for decision making than the nominal rate of interest.
• E) the market interest rate.

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