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Sterling and the UK Economy

Geoff Riley

30th November 2022

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Another day, another exam essay walkthrough! We've just posted an answer to this question: Assess the view that a depreciation of the pound against other currencies is likely to improve the UK’s macroeconomic performance.

Sterling and the UK Economy

And here is a retrieval activity covering exchange rates!

And here is a very popular retrieval activity which asks students to match the country with the name of their currency. There are over thirty nations in the quiz so lots of learning on offer!

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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