increase in an asset s expected return relative to that of an alternative asset,
holding everything else unchanged, raises the quantity demanded of the
asset.
The degree of risk or uncertainty of an asset s returns also affects the demand for
the asset. Consider two assets, stock in Fly-by-Night Airlines and stock in Feet-
on-the-Ground Bus Company. Suppose that Fly-by-Night stock has a return of
15% half the time and 5% the other half of the time, making its expected return
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The Behaviour of Interest Rates
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