When Maurice Kendall examined the patterns of stock returns in 1953, he concluded that the stock market was __________. Now, these random price movements are believed to be _________.

A. inefficient; the effect of a well-functioning market
B. efficient; the effect of an inefficient market
C. inefficient; the effect of an inefficient market
D. efficient; the effect of a well-functioning market
E. irrational; even more irrational than before


A. inefficient; the effect of a well-functioning market

Random price changes were originally thought to be driven by irrationality. Now, financial economists believe random price changes occur because markets are informationally efficient.

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