The Hypothesis Suggesting That People Combine the Effects of Past

question 287

Multiple Choice

The hypothesis suggesting that people combine the effects of past policy changes on economic variables with their own judgment about the future effects of current and future economic policy is referred to as the

• A) active expectations hypothesis.
• B) passive expectations hypothesis.
• C) rational expectations hypothesis.
• D) adaptive expectations hypothesis.

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