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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2022 · 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

✓ Correct answer

D: an expenditure-switching policy

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Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 28.

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