You observe that the inflation rate in the United States is 3.6 percent per year and that T- bills currently yield 3.8 percent annually. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Australia, if short-term Australian government securities yield 5 percent per year? What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Canada, if short-term Canadian government securities yield 7 percent per year?

You observe that the inflation rate in the United States is 3.6 percent per year and that T- bills currently yield 3.8 percent annually. What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Australia, if short-term Australian government securities yield 5 percent per year? What do you estimate the inflation rate to be in Canada, if short-term Canadian government securities yield 7 percent per year?

Survey Of Economics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337111522

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter13: Inflation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12SQ

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