Empirical Evidence Regarding the Effects of Devaluation on the Balance

question 28

Multiple Choice

Empirical evidence regarding the effects of devaluation on the balance of trade indicates that

• A)devaluation generally improves the BOT.
• B)devaluation generally hurts the BOT.
• C)no strong generalizations are possible.
• D)devaluation has no effect on the BOT.

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Avoided

The action of deliberately keeping away from or not doing something.

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