Writing in the Wall Street Journal, economist William Easterly of New York University notes: Around 2010,

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Writing in the Wall Street Journal, economist William Easterly of New York University notes:
“Around 2010, … the domestic currency in Brazil was so overvalued that tourists from Rio visiting Manhattan rented shipping containers to bring home their cheap purchases.” What does Easterly mean when he writes that Brazil’s currency was overvalued? How is he able to tell?

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Money, Banking, and the Financial System

ISBN: 978-0134524061

3rd edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien

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