Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393603767
Author: Charles I. Jones
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 8, Problem 7E
(a)
To determine
Calculate the nominal interest rate.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the real interest rate.
(c)
To determine
Calculate the inflation rate.
(d)
To determine
Calculate the nominal interest rate.
(e)
To determine
Calculate the real interest rate.
(f)
To determine
Calculate the inflation rate.
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