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What is the use of a foreign currency as a medium of exchange, instead of or alongside the local currency (as with US dollars in Mexico), called?

Correct answer A. Currency substitution

Explanation

Currency substitution happens when residents hold and spend a stable foreign currency, often the US dollar, because inflation has eroded trust in the local money.

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