- CFA Exams
- CFA Level I Exam
- Topic 2. Economics
- Learning Module 7. Capital Flows and the FX Market
- Subject 2. Exchange Rate Regimes
CFA Practice Question
Which approach predicts that if an economy operates at full employment and faces a trade deficit, currency devaluation (depreciation) will improve the trade balance only if domestic spending is cut, thus freeing resources to produce exports?
A. Elasticities approach
B. Marshall-Lerner approach
C. Absorption approach
Explanation: If the economy is at full employment, then currency depreciation must reduce domestic expenditure in order to improve the trade balance.
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