Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 6.4

6.4 — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain how a government can bring down the value of the exchange rate in an economy with a managed exchange rate system.

(b)[12]

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using expenditure-reducing policies to eliminate a deficit on the current account of the balance of payments and assess how far such policies are likely to succeed.

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This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Knowledge and understanding of how the foreign exchange rate is set by the demand and supply of a currency in a free market (Up to 2 marks).

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