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Exchange Rates and Currency Markets

Understanding how the value of one currency is determined relative to another.

Key Questions

  1. 1What incentives are driving this behavior when a currency depreciates?
  2. 2How does a strong dollar affect domestic exporters?
  3. 3Who benefits and who bears the costs of a fixed exchange rate?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Global Economic Interdependence - Grade 11ON: Macroeconomics - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Economics
Unit: Global Markets and International Trade
Period: Global Markets

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