1. On January 1, 2002, Germany officially adopted the euro as its currency, and the deutsche mark stopped being legal tender. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, even 10 years later many Germans continued using the deutsche mark, and many stores in Germany continued to accept it. Briefly explain how it is possible for people to continue to use a currency when the government that issued it has replaced it with another currency. Source: Vanessa Fuhrmans, "Who Needs the Euro When You Can Pay with Deutsche Marks?" Wall Street Journal. July 18, 2012.

1. On January 1, 2002, Germany officially adopted the euro as its currency, and the deutsche mark stopped being legal tender. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, even 10 years later many Germans continued using the deutsche mark, and many stores in Germany continued to accept it. Briefly explain how it is possible for people to continue to use a currency when the government that issued it has replaced it with another currency. Source: Vanessa Fuhrmans, "Who Needs the Euro When You Can Pay with Deutsche Marks?" Wall Street Journal. July 18, 2012.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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