Economists have focused more attention on the formation of expectations in recent years.This increase in interest can probably best be explained by the recognition thatA) Expectations influence the behavior of participants in the economy and thus have a majorimpact on economic activity.B) Expectations influence only a few individuals, have little impact on the overall economy,but can have important effects on a few markets.C) Expectations influence many individuals, have little impact on the overall economy, butcan have distributional effects.D) Models that ignore expectations have little predictive power, even in the short run.

expectations is the idea that people slowly incorporate new information and adapt to changes they observe in the economy. (Enter one word in the blank.)

What are some criticisms of the adaptive expectations hypothesis? Group of answer choices People are not able to use all available information to form their expectations People's expectations are not based on forecasts People are too quick to change their expectations in response to new information People's expectations of a variable are affected by other factors beyond past data on that variable

expectations is the idea that people do not incorporate new information into their expectations and do not adjust to new information.

If expectations are formed rationally, then individualsA) will have a forecast that is 100% accurate all of the time.B) change their forecast when faced with new information.C) use only the information from past data on a single variable to form their forecast.D) have forecast errors that are persistently low.

Unlike Keynesian macroeconomics, rational expectations theory assumes consumers will adjustMultiple choice question.over time.immediately. after government interventions take place.never.