Suppose agents have static expectations. Static expectation implies that (A) in every period agents expect the previous period's actual value to prevail (B) in every period agents adjust their expected value by a constant positive fraction of the previous period's expectational error (C) in every period agents use all available information, so the expected value differs from the actual only if a stochastic element is present (D) none of the above

DSE 2015 Question 16: Business cycles and rational expectations

Suppose agents have static expectations. Static expectation implies that

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