During a recession you would expect the difference between the commercial paper rate and the yield on U.S. T-bills of the same maturity to:

A. be the same since their maturities are the same.
B. fluctuate rarely.
C. increase reflecting the possibility of higher default risk for commercial paper.
D. decrease.


Answer: C

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