When a depreciation in the nation's real effective exchange rate initially lowers the trade balance and then increases it, economists refer to the phenomenon as:

a. the K-curve effect.
b. the J-curve effect.
c. the real balances effect.
d. the marginal propensity to import.

Answer: b. the J-curve effect.

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