Market Forces and Long-Run Parity
Imagine two countries, Country A and Country B, with open and fully integrated financial markets. For the foreseeable future, Country A is expected to have an inflation rate that is consistently 3 percentage points higher than Country B's. A policymaker in Country A suggests that they can sustainably maintain a nominal interest rate that is only 1 percentage point higher than Country B's. Explain the market-driven process that would likely prevent this policy from being sustainable in the long run.
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