Balance of Payments Crises Under Fixed Exchange Rates Occur Because

question 49

Multiple Choice

Balance of payments crises under fixed exchange rates occur because of

• A) government policies that are inconsistent with fixed exchange rates.
• B) punitive currency wars.
• C) global inflation and trade imbalances due to war.
• D) excessive exports and imports that overload the global system.
• E) monotonic expansion in global currency volume.

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