The Hypothesis That an Increase in the Expected Inflation Rate

question 59

Multiple Choice

The hypothesis that an increase in the expected inflation rate will cause the nominal interest rate to rise and the real interest rate to remain unchanged is the

• A)Fisher hypothesis.
• B)rational-expectations theory.
• C)Okun's hypothesis.
• D)Keynesian hypothesis.

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