Assume That Policy Makers Are Pursuing a Fixed Exchange Rate

question 33

Multiple Choice

Assume that policy makers are pursuing a fixed exchange rate regime. Assume that the economy is initially operating at the natural level of output. Now suppose that households as a result of an increase in consumer confidence increase consumption. Given this information, we know that:

• A) the real exchange rate only increases in the medium run if foreign prices fall.
• B) the real exchange rate will be permanently lower in the medium run.
• C) the real exchange rate will be unchanged in the medium run.
• D) the real exchange rate will be permanently higher in the medium run.
• E) the effects of this consumption increase on the real exchange rate will be ambiguous in the medium run.

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