Moving to another question will save this response Question 8 Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the yield curve is upward sloping, the maturity risk premium must be positive and the inflation rate must be zero. b. The actual shape of the yield curve depends only on expectations about future inflation. c. Downward sloping yield curves are inconsistent with the expectations theory, d. Yield curves must be either upward or downward sloping - they cannot first rise and then decline. e. If the pure expectations theory is correct, a downward sloping yield curve indicates that interest rates are expected to decline in the future. Moving to another question will save this response