Problem: Suppose the annual yield on a 2-year Treasury bond is 7.5 percent, the yield on a 1-year bond is 5 percent, k* is 3 percent, and the maturity risk premium is zero.
Q1. Using the expectations theory, forecast the interest rate on a 1-year bond during the second year (Under the expectations theory, the yield on a 2-year bond is equal to the average yield on 1-year bonds in Year 1 and Year 2)
Q2. What is the expected inflation rate in Year 1? Year 2?