Optimizing economic agents use the real interest rate when thinking about the economic costs and returns of a loan. Suppose the average rate paid by banks on savings accounts is 0.80% at a time when inflation is around 1.95%. For the average saver, the real rate of interest on his or her savings is ___%.

Optimizing economic agents use the real interest rate when thinking about the economic costs and returns of a loan. Suppose the average rate paid by banks on savings accounts is 0.80% at a time when inflation is around 1.95%. For the average saver, the real rate of interest on his or her savings is ___%.

Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro

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Chapter13: Capital, Interest, Entrepreneurship, And Corporate Finance

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