Countries that exported a lot of gas or oil would see their exchange rates go up as a result. This in turn could make their manufacturing exports uncompetitive and possibly slow economic growth. This situation can be described as the:

A. resource curse.
B. common curse.
C. depreciation curse.
D. renewable curse.


Answer: A

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