Macroeconomics
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 12RQ
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To know:Advantages and disadvantages of flexible exchange rate, fixed exchange rate and currency union.
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