An Increase in the Current Account Deficit Will Place ____

question 16

Multiple Choice

An increase in the current account deficit will place ____ pressure on the home currency value, other things equal.

• A) upward
• B) downward
• C) no
• D) upward or downward (depending on the size of the deficit)

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Definitions:

Laspeyres Index

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