Quickly Lowering a Current Account Deficit Often Involves

question 20

Multiple Choice

Quickly lowering a current account deficit often involves:

• A) increasing inflation.
• B) an appreciation of the currency.
• C) lowering GDP.
• D) a larger fiscal deficit.
• E) none of the above

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