Exchange Rate Systems
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With the help of a diagram, evaluate the effectiveness of the use of expenditure-switching policies to reduce a current account deficit on the balance of payments.
A country with an open economy has falling demand for exports.
Consider the view that monetary policy alone will solve this problem.
Evaluate the effect of a rise in the exchange rate on the achievement of the macroeconomic aims of a country.
Evaluate the effect of a fall in the exchange rate on the achievement of the macroeconomic aims of a country.
Consider the extent to which the depreciation of its foreign exchange rate contributes to the economic growth of a low-income country.
A government’s decision to move from a fixed exchange rate to a free market floating exchange rate will solve the problem of unemployment in the short run but will cause higher rates of inflation in the long run.
Evaluate this statement.
Explain what is meant by ‘the extra money was depressing the value of the US dollar on the exchange markets’.
Explain how changes in the internal value of a country’s currency can affect the external value of that currency.
Distinguish between the internal value of money and the external value of money and consider whether there is a link between these two values.
Is there any evidence in the information that might lead to the conclusion that the US economy is a winner in the short run but could become a loser in the long run?