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CHAPTER Stocks, Rational Expectations, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis Visit www.forecasts.org/data/index.htm Click on Stock Index Data at the very top of the page Now choose International Stock Indices-Monthly Review the indices for the Nikkei 225, DAX, Hang Seng, FTSE 100, and S&P/TSX (identified as TSE 163 300) Which index appears most volatile? In which index would you rather have invested in 1990 if the investment had been allowed to compound until now? Be sure to visit the MyEconLab website at www.myeconlab.com.This online homework and tutorial system puts you in control of your own learning with study and practice tools directly correlated to this chapter content On the MyEconLab website you will find the following appendix and mini-case for this chapter: Appendix 7.1: Evidence on the Efficient Markets Hypothesis Mini-Case 7.1: Adaptive Expectations, Rational Expectations, and Optimal Forecast