Suppose the real return on investing in a machine is 5% and the inflation rate is 4%.

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Suppose the real return on investing in a machine is 5% and the inflation rate is 4%.
(a) According to the Fisher equation, what should the nominal interest rate be?
(b) Suppose bank A charges a nominal interest rate on loans equal to 8%. What happens?
(c) Suppose bank B advertises its nominal rate on savings accounts as 12%. What happens?
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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0393923902

3rd edition

Authors: Charles I. Jones

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