The data below show the nominal interest rate and the inflation rate for several developed economies as

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The data below show the nominal interest rate and the inflation rate for several developed economies as reported in The Economist in February 2018.

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a. Compute the real interest rate for each country, assuming that people expected the inflation rate at the time to persist.

b. If you were a lender, in which country would you have wanted to lend in February 2018? Explain.

c. If you were a borrower, in which country would you have wanted to borrow in February 2018? Explain.

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Ragan Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0134835822

16th Edition

Authors: Christopher Ragan

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