Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 29, Problem 29.1RDE
Subpart (a):
To determine
The percentage change in the euro value, and whether dollar appreciates or depreciates against Euro.
Subpart (b):
To determine
The reason why dollar appreciated.
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currencies: China (Yuan); Euro Area (Euro);
Japan (Yen); Mexico (peso); UK (Pound
Sterling).
3.1. For each currency, plot on a separate
graph (so in total 5 separate graphs) the
monthly exchange rates and discuss if
(relative to the US dollar) they are freely
floating, moving within a band, or are fixed.
Use the data from ALL available years.
In mid-2006, a British pound sterling (the monetary unit in the United Kingdom) was worth 1.4 euros (the monetary unit in the European Union). If a U.S. dollar bought 0.55 pound sterling in 2006, what was the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the euro?
Currency Values in
2015 and 2016
Canada (dollar)
(peso)
(yuan)
(yen)
Country Currency Percentage 2015 2016
0.82710.6892
0.0683 0.0538
0.1608 0.1522
|0.0080 0.0086|
36%
Мexico
28%
China
20%
Japan
16%
Based on the exchange rate
table, which statement is
correct?
A. The Chinese yuan
appreciated in value
between 2015 and 2016.
B. The Canadian dollar
depreciated in value
between 2015 and 2016.
C. The Japanese yen
depreciated in value
between 2015 and 2016.
D. The Mexican peso
appreciated in value
between 2015 and 2016.
Chapter 29 Solutions
Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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