What are the differences and similarities between a depreciation and devaluation of a currency?

What will be an ideal response?


A depreciation of a currency takes place due to the mechanics of supply and demand and belongs to a flexible or floating exchange rate system. On the other hand, devaluation is due to the intervention by the monetary authority of a central bank of a country following a fixed exchange rate system. They both result in a lower value of the currency.

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Macroeconomics is best described as the study of

A) the nation's economy as a whole. B) very large issues. C) the choices made by individual households, firms, and governments. D) the relationship between inflation and wage inequality.

Economics

In the nation of Gonzo, the number of employed is 95 million, the adult population is 125 million, and the number of unemployed is 5 million. Calculate the unemployment rate, the employment rate, and the labor force participation rate in Gonzo

What will be an ideal response?

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The figure above shows the market for steel, the production of which creates pollution

a. What point represents the equilibrium price and what point represents the equilibrium quantity in an unregulated, competitive market? b. What area represents the deadweight loss of the unregulated, competitive market outcome? c. What point represents the efficient quantity? d. If the output level in part (c) was achieved through the use of a government imposed tax, what price would consumers pay? What price would the producers receive? What distance represents the amount of the tax? e. If government successfully uses marketable permits to eliminate the external cost, what point represents how much output would be produced?

Economics

A manager maximizes profit when they find a level of output where marginal revenue and marginal cost are equal

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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