If market participants come to believe that the expected inflation rate embedded in the current nominal risk-free rate of interest is less than will actually occur, this will have the effect of:()
A. increasing demand for funds and decreasing the supply until the nominal risk-free rate decreases to reflect the new expectations.
B. decreasing demand for funds and increasing the supply until the nominal risk-free rate increases to reflect the new expectations.
C. increasing demand for funds and decreasing the supply until the nominal risk-free rate increases to reflect the new expectations.
参考答案:C
解析:
If market participants come to believe that actual inflation will be greater than the expected inflation premium embedded in the nominal risk-free rate, the demand for financial capital will increase, the supply will decrease, and, eventually, the nominal risk-free rate will increase to reflect the new expectations.