If the nominal interest rate is 4 percent and the inflation rate is 1 percent, then the real rate of interest is
A) 1 percent. B) 3 percent. C) 4 percent. D) 5 percent.
B
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Consider the market for credit. When the supply of credit increases while the demand for credit remains unchanged,
A) the interest rate will decrease and the amount of credit provided in the market will increase. B) the interest rate will increase and the amount of credit provided in the market will increase. C) the interest rate will decrease and the amount of credit provided in the market will decrease. D) the interest rate will increase and the amount of credit provided in the market will decrease.
The analysis is externally valid if
A) the statistical inferences about causal effects are valid for the population being studied. B) the study has passed a double blind refereeing process for a journal. C) its inferences and conclusions can be generalized from the population and setting studied to other populations and settings. D) some committee outside the author's department has validated the findings.
The sample regression line estimated by OLS
A) has an intercept that is equal to zero. B) is the same as the population regression line. C) cannot have negative and positive slopes. D) is the line that minimizes the sum of squared prediction mistakes.
The distinction between real and nominal rates of interest is understood by
a. most public policy makers. b. the majority of the American population. c. a majority of legislators. d. relatively few Americans.