2010, Question 3 · 6 points
US exports to Argentina and the dollar
Explain how a US sale to an Argentine firm affects Argentina's AD and the US current account, graph how less US investment in Argentina changes the dollar market, and reason about the peso given different inflation rates.
This exam had three free-response questions with a 10 minute planning period and 50 minutes of writing, and students were told to spend about half the time on Question 1 and split the rest evenly between Questions 2 and 3. The current exam has 3 free-response questions in 60 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
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