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Specie flow mechanismUnder the gold standard, the mechanism by which international payments would adjust. A country with high inflation would export less, import more, and thus lose specie, i.e., gold. With the money supply fixed to the quantity of gold, the resulting monetary contraction would reduce prices. Due to David Hume.Similar MatchesExchange Rate MechanismExchange Rate MechanismThe mechanism by which members of the EC formerly operated their currency exchange rates within given upper and lower limits. In January 1999 certain members of the EC adopted the euro for their currency. Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)The methodology by which members of the EMS maintain their currency EMS within an agreed-upon range with respect to other member countries. Dispute settlement mechanismDispute settlement mechanismThe procedure by which the WTO settles disputes among members, primarily by means of a three-person panel that hears the case and issues a report, subject to review by the Appellate Body. Trade Policy Review MechanismTrade Policy Review MechanismThe periodic review of the trade policies and practices of the member countries of the WTO, conducted and published by the WTO. European exchange rate mechanism (ERM)European exchange rate mechanism (ERM)The system that countries in the European Union once used to pay exchange rates within bands around an ERM central value. Further SuggestionsExchange Rate MechanismAdjustment mechanism Price specie flow mechanism Price specie flow mechanism Balance of payments adjustment mechanism |
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