According to the Fisher Hypothesis, an Increase in the Expected

question 39

Multiple Choice

According to the Fisher hypothesis, an increase in the expected inflation rate should lead to____ in the nominal Interest rate and ____ in the expected real interest rate.

• A)an increase; a decrease
• B)an increase; no change
• C)an increase; an increase
• D)a decrease; a decrease

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