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A-LevelEconomicsMacroeconomic Aims and PoliciesFeb/Mar 2022Paper 1 Q281 Mark

'Reducing the exchange rate helps to decrease a country's balance of payments deficit because it makes imports more expensive and exports cheaper.' What does this statement describe?

Adeflationary policy
Bpolicy of direct controls
Can expenditure-reducing policy
Dan expenditure-switching policy

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Feb/Mar 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Macroeconomic Aims and Policies and is worth 1 mark.

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