Under the Gold Standard, Because All Currencies Had Values Fixed

question 75

Multiple Choice

Under the gold standard, because all currencies had values fixed in units of gold

• A) exchange rates were effectively fixed.
• B) there were no exchange rates.
• C) exchange rates were set to a crawling peg.
• D) none of the above

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