What is the effect of a depreciation of a country's currency on its exports, other things being equal?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Exports become cheaper for foreign buyers
- Step 1: A weaker currency means that foreign buyers pay less in their own currency. Step 2. Exports tend to rise. Answer: exports become cheaper for foreign buyers. Why not the others: these effects are wrong or concern imports.
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