The late Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's former president, proposed that the independence of the Venezuelan central bank be eliminated. Given the research on the relationship between central bank independence and inflation, we should expect this event to and the real exchange rate to, between the two counties. (Assume the nominal exchange does cause inflation to not change, and that the United States is the domestic country). fall in Venezuela relative to the United States; fall fall in Venezuela relative to the United States; rise rise in Venezuela relative to the United States; fall rise in Venezuela relative to the United States; rise

The late Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's former president, proposed that the independence of the Venezuelan central bank be eliminated. Given the research on the relationship between central bank independence and inflation, we should expect this event to and the real exchange rate to, between the two counties. (Assume the nominal exchange does cause inflation to not change, and that the United States is the domestic country). fall in Venezuela relative to the United States; fall fall in Venezuela relative to the United States; rise rise in Venezuela relative to the United States; fall rise in Venezuela relative to the United States; rise

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