MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Foundations of Economics
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Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 34, Problem 9SPPA
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Whether the British pound appreciated or depreciated against the dollars and the factors that affected the
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