Lower transaction costs are a benefit of fixed exchange rates. Therefore, relative prices in two trading nations linked by fixed exchange rates should:

A) experience more price divergence.
B) experience more price convergence.
C) have less arbitrage and more speculation.
D) have lower costs of production.

Ans: B) experience more price convergence.

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