Statement I: a De Facto Dollar Standard Exists in Many

question 95

Multiple Choice

Statement I: A de facto dollar standard exists in many parts of the world.
Statement II: Adherence to the gold standard would render monetary policy utterly ineffective.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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