Assignment: Analyze Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes

There are several arguments for and against the alternative exchange rate regimes. Prepare a 2- to 4-page paper presenting both sides of the argument. In your paper:

• List and explain the advantages of the flexible exchange rate regime.
• Criticize the flexible exchange rate regime from the viewpoint of the proponents of the fixed exchange rate regime.
• Refute the above criticism from the viewpoint of the proponents of the flexible exchange rate regime.
• Discuss the impact the increased volatility in interest and foreign exchange rates has on global institutions.