Under a System of Fixed Exchange Rates, the Process of Correcting

question 28

Multiple Choice

Under a system of fixed exchange rates, the process of correcting current account deficits by price and money supply adjustments is called

• A)the Keynesian adjustment process
• B)the Bretton Woods adjustment process
• C)the classical adjustment process
• D)the J-curve effect
• E)the hysteresis effect

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