Suppose today is January 2, 2017, and investors expect the annual inflation rates in 2017 through 2019

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Suppose today is January 2, 2017, and investors expect the annual inflation rates in 2017 through 2019 to be:

Year                                 One-Year Inflation Rate
2017 ............................................    2.1%
2018 ............................................    1.5
2019 ............................................    0.9

To yield a real risk-free rate, r*, equal to 2 percent, what would the average nominal rate be on a

(a) One-year bond, 

(b) Two-year bond,

(c) Three-year bond? Assume the bonds are risk-free.

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ISBN: 978-1305666870

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Authors: Scott Besley, Eugene Brigham

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