The Hypothesis Stating That People Combine the Effects of Past

question 264

Multiple Choice

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

• A)policy irrelevance hypothesis.
• B)rational expectations hypothesis.
• C)life cycle hypothesis.
• D)real business cycle hypothesis.

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