What does a managed (or dirty) float mean? That the country's central bank fixes the value of its currency. That a country's currency is fixed to the price of gold. That a country's balance of payments is persistently in deficit. That a country's central bank buys and sells currencies in order to smooth out short-run fluctuations in its own currency. That a country's currency is fixed to the value of the U.S. dollar.

What does a managed (or dirty) float mean? That the country's central bank fixes the value of its currency. That a country's currency is fixed to the price of gold. That a country's balance of payments is persistently in deficit. That a country's central bank buys and sells currencies in order to smooth out short-run fluctuations in its own currency. That a country's currency is fixed to the value of the U.S. dollar.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter6: Managing In The Global Economy

Section: Chapter Questions

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