Multiple Choice
According to the adaptive expectations hypothesis, people will
A) anticipate that what has happened in the immediate past will continue.
B) systematically overestimate inflation when inflation is increasing.
C) use all available information, including information on the expected impact of economic policy, when they formulate expectations about economic events.
D) systematically underestimate inflation when inflation is declining.
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