Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Balance of payments

Balance of payments — practice question

(a)[2]
  • In which year did Turkey meet its inflation target most successfully? [1]
  • In which year did Turkey meet its inflation target least successfully? [1]
(b)[4]

Explain the likely impact of the depreciation of the New Turkish Lira on Turkey’s rate of inflation.

(c)[4]

With reference to Fig. 1, how could the differences between the inflation targets and actual inflation rates in Chile and Brazil in 2008 be accounted for?

(d)[4]

How could setting an inflation target influence the causes of inflation?

(e)[6]

Discuss the possible difficulties involved in constructing an accurate consumer price index.

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