Why Does the GG Schedule Have a Positive Slope

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why does the GG schedule have a positive slope?

• A) The monetary efficiency gain a country gets by joining a fixed exchange rate area falls as its economic integration with the area increases.
• B) The monetary efficiency gain a country gets by joining a fixed exchange rate area rises as its economic integration with the area decreases.
• C) The monetary efficiency gain a country gets by joining a fixed exchange rate area rises as its economic integration with the area increases.
• D) The monetary efficiency gain a country gets by joining a floating exchange rate area rises as its economic integration with the area increases.
• E) The monetary efficiency gain a country gets by joining a fixed exchange rate area is constant after their integration into the area.

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Definitions:

Efficient Output Level

The quantity of goods or services produced where the marginal cost of production equals the marginal revenue received, leading to optimal allocation of resources.

Units

Standard quantities used to specify measurements and quantify the magnitude of physical quantities.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, homogenous products, perfect information, and no barriers to entry or exit, leading to price-taking behavior.

Demand Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at different prices.