Economics A-Level
Appreciation
What Appreciation means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Appreciation
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An automatic rise in a currency's value caused by factors shifting the supply and demand curves, such as changes in relative interest rates, inflation rates, or speculative expectations.
Topics that use Appreciation
- Exchange rate systems (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Asymmetric economic shock
- Balance of payments
- Currency union
- Depreciation
- Fixed exchange rate systems
- Floating exchange rate systems
- Freely floating exchange rate system
- Hot money flows
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