Ex ante real interest rate

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Ex ante real interest rate is the real interest rate anticipated when a loan is made; the nominal interest rate minus expected inflation. (Cf. ex post real interest rate.)

Definition

According to Macroeconomics by Mankiw (7th edition),

Ex ante real interest rate. The real interest rate anticipated when a loan is made; the nominal interest rate minus expected inflation. (Cf. ex post real interest rate.)