A key assumption to ensure that domestic returns and foreign returns are in equilibrium is:
a. there are perfectly flexible prices.
b. the quantity of money is fixed.
c. there are no capital controls preventing the movement of capital.
d. trade is not subject to any restrictions.
Ans: c. there are no capital controls preventing the movement of capital.
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