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  1. Explain why empirical studies have had difficulty “explaining” changes in the exchange rate.

  2. Spokespersons for the labour movement have been highly critical of the “conservative” agenda that has formed the basis of federal government policy in Canada for the last twenty years. Whether the initiative was tax reform, deficit reduction, or disinflation, these individuals criticized the government. Explain whether macroeconomic theory supports this critique.