The study of exchange rate determination is a relatively new part of international economics, since

A) for much of the past century, exchange rates were fixed by government action.
B) the calculations required for this were not possible before modern computers became available.
C) economic theory developed by David Hume demonstrated that real exchange rates remain fixed over time.
D) dynamic overshooting asset pricing models are a recent theoretical development.
E) the exchange rate never fluctuates.


A

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