Macroeconomics
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Author: Jones, Charles I.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 13, Problem 13E
(a)
To determine
Determine the nominal interest rate.
(b)
To determine
Whether it is possible for the nominal interest rate to be negative.
(c)
To determine
Explain the
(d)
To determine
Stimulate the economy to end the deflation.
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