The ________ of the term structure of interest rates states that the interest rate on a long-term bond will equal the average of short-term interest rates that individuals expect to occur over the life of the long-term bond, and investors have no

preference for short-term bonds relative to long-term bonds. A) segmented markets theory
B) expectations theory
C) liquidity premium theory
D) separable markets theory


B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Questions that address what did, will or would actually happen are called ________ questions.

A. normative B. positive C. efficiency D. equity

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Which of the following makes short-term conditional low-interest loans to LDCs?

A. World Bank B. Agency for International Development (AID) C. Agency for International Finance (AIF) D. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Assume that the price overestimates the value that society places on the flu vaccine. If firms produce where P = MC, firms will be producing ________ the socially efficient amount of flu vaccine.

A. less than B. more than C. exactly D. sometimes more than and sometimes less than

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