NO.PZ2018091701000021
问题如下：
The data in the following table is obtained by analyst using historical information:
The Analyst also manages to observe that the spread between the five-year default-free nominal bond and the default-free real zero-coupon bond in Country C is 2.35%, which of the following statement is correct?
选项：
A.
expected rate of inflation is less than 2.35%.
B.
expected rate of inflation is larger than 2.35%.
C.
expected rate of inflation is equal to 2.35%.
解释：
A is correct.
考点：Breakeven inflation rates (BEI)
解析：the difference between the default-free nominal bond and the default-free real zero-coupon bond is BEI.
BEI=expected inflation rate + uncertainty of inflation rate. 不确定性即是风险，对于风险就有风险补偿，这样的补偿通常认为是正的，所以uncertainty of inflation rate>0.
因此当BEI=2.35%时, 而uncertainty of inflation rate>0，那么expected rate if inflation 小于2.35%。
题目中five years 可以看作短期吗？ 如果是短期，real default free bond 和 nominal default-free bond 之间，相差 expected inflation.
