Economics Today: The Macro View (19th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
Economics Today: The Macro View (19th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
19th Edition
ISBN: 9780134478760
Author: Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 21P
To determine

The real interest rate.

Concept introduction:

Price Index: Price index measures the relative change in the price of a market basket of goods and services over a period of time.

Anticipated Inflation: Inflation refers to continuous increase in the prices of commodities over time. Anticipated inflation refers to an inflation that is foreseen by people before it occurs.

Nominal Interest Rate (i): i is the rate of interest paid on deposits and charged on loans by a bank. It is not adjusted for inflation.

Real Interest Rate (r): r is the interest rate actually earned on deposits by depositors or paid on loans by borrowers. It is adjusted for inflation.

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