本题目来源于试卷: IB Economics Unit 3.4: Macroeconomics - Monetary Policy & Fiscal Policy，类别为 IB经济学
[单选题]
| South Sudan's inflation rate (%) | 2022 | | -2.54 | August | | -8.75 | September | | -12.73 | October | | -8.1 | November | | - 11.57 | December |
Given the table above, select from the choices below what is expected to be true concerning South Sudan in August through December of 2022:
A. the nominal interest rate would be greater than the real interest rate
B. the nominal interest rate would be lesser than the real interest rate
C. the nominal interest rate would equal the real interest rate
D. the nominal interest rate is unrelated to the real interest rate
参考答案: B
本题详细解析:
The data shows South Sudan is experiencing negathu/p/cn(2q(3 wohazy0.m r utive inflation rates or deflation.
Thus, the equa//3(u0 htz.whourq p2aymnc( tion becomes:
real interest rate = nominal interest rate −(-) inflation rate,
making the real interest rate greater than the nominal interest rate (Choice B).
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