In order to accumulate the resources that they needed to make interest payments, Latin American countries were forced to used macroeconomic policies that
A) devalued their currencies and caused deep recessions.
B) revalued their currencies and caused increased inflation.
C) devalued their currencies and caused increased inflation.
D) revalued their currencies and caused deep recessions.
A
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a. local monopoly b. resource monopoly c. monopsony d. output monopoly e. natural monopoly
Suppose that a sharp downturn in the price of a country's prime manufacturing product results in a terrible recession and a massive decline in the general income level of the citizens. Other things constant, what would be the recession's most probable effect on money demand in the country?
a. People will hold more money for any purpose, resulting in a decline in money demand. b. Local M1 money demand will rise. c. The transactions demand for money will fall such that the quantity of money demanded will be lower at any given interest rate level. d. The speculative demand for money will fall, causing a downward movement along the money demand curve. e. The precautionary demand for money will increase, causing an upward shift in the money demand curve.