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A theory that after the depreciation of a country's currency, its trade deficit
will initally worsen because higher prices on foreign imports will be greater than the reduced volume of imports.
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Eventually, the effects of the change in the relative price of
exports, as compared with imports, induce the expansion of exports and a cut in imports which would improve the balance of payments. |
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