What are the problems with the Rational Expectations-UIP theory?
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1 Economic agents are not as sophisticated forcasters as propounded by this theory. They quite often make forecasting mistakes as shown by recent financial crisis
2 capital and other financial assets are not considered by this. If they are taken into consideration then money has real effects also
3 flexibility of prices, wages etc as assumed by this theory is not found in reality due to wage contracts etc.
4 Govt intervention is necessary as proved by recent financial crisis. Even the champion of free market Allan Greenspan had to agree that Govt intervention is needed
Which of the following statement statements about expectations theory is true? a) Rational expectations theory does not imply that people always predict inflation correctly. b) Adaptive expectations theory implies that people form expectations on the basis of all available information. C) Rational expectations theory was developed before adaptive expectations theory. D) Adaptive expectations theory identifies prediction errors at random. E) Rational expectations theory implies that people's expectations of future inflation are based on their most recent experience.
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What might prevent quick or immediate price adjustments with rational expectations, such that there is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment?
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