这道题为什么不是inflation和gdp一起看

问题如下：

Carlisle proposes three countries to look for investment opportunities. Selected data on the three countries are presented in Exhibit 1.

Based on the data in Exhibit 1, current real short-term interest rates would most likely be highest in:

选项：

A.

Country #1.

B.

Country #2.

C.

Country #3

解释：

Real short-term interest rates are positively related to both real GDP growth and the volatility of real GDP growth. Country #1 and Country #2 have the highest real GDP growth, as estimated by the difference between nominal GDP growth and average inflation (6.5% – 4.0% = 2.5% and 5.0% – 2.5% = 2.5%, respectively), while Country #3 has the lowest real GDP growth (3.5% – 2.0% = 1.5%). Looking at the volatility of real GDP growth, Country #2 has high real GDP growth volatility, whereas Country #1 and Country #3 have low real GDP growth volatility. Therefore, Country #2 would most likely have the highest real short-term interest rates.