When the rate of appreciation of the nominal exchange rate equals the foreign inflation rate minus the domestic inflation rate, we say there is
A. purchasing power parity.
B. an aggregate supply shock.
C. a Phillips curve.
D. relative purchasing power parity.
Answer: D
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