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Let gGDPt denote the annual percentage change in gross domestic product and let int t deno...

Let gGDPt denote the annual percentage change in gross domestic product and let int t denote a short-term interest rate. Suppose that gGDP tis related to interest rates by

,

where ut is uncorrelated with int,, intt_v and all other past values of interest rates. Suppose that the Federal Reserve follows the policy rule:

where β1 > 0. (When last year's GDP growth is above 3%, the Fed increases interest rates to prevent an "overheated" economy.) If vt is uncorrelated with all past values of intt and ut, argue that intt must be correlated with ut_1. (Hint: Lag the first equation for one time period and substitute for gGDPt-1 in the second equation.) Which Gauss-Markov assumption does this violate?

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