Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 30.2.10PA
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The given currencies are undervalued or overvalued against the U.S. dollar.
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