A Major Concern Economists Have Regarding the Introduction of a Common

question 54

Multiple Choice

A major concern economists have regarding the introduction of a common European currency is the

• A) damage it will cause to the international status of the U.S. dollar.
• B) fact that it would be a weaker currency than the individual country currencies it replaces.
• C) potential social and political problems that may arise should Europe experience an asymmetric shock.
• D) likelihood that the currencies it replaces will continue to be used in so-called underground transactions.
• E) absence of any preconditions for countries wanting to join the EMU.

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