Over the next three years, the expected path of 1 year interest rats is 4,1, and 1 percent and the 1 year, 2 year and 3 year term premia are 0, 1, and 2 percent, respectively. The expectations theory of the term structure predicts that the current interest rate on 2 year bond is ____%

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Over the next three years, the expected path of 1 year interest rats is 4,1, and 1 percent and the 1 year, 2 year and 3 year term premia are 0, 1, and 2 percent, respectively. The expectations theory of the term structure predicts that the current interest rate on 2 year bond is ____% ( round to one decimal place). 

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