Recall the Application about how the collapse of the housing boom and the worldwide recession of 2007 led to problems for some countries in the Euro-zone to answer the following question(s) . When the euro was launched in 1999, the vision of its founders was to use the monetary union to further unify Europe economically and politically. They envisioned a large economic market, comparable to the United States with integrated goods and financial markets. They believed that by moving to a single currency with agreements on a number of fiscal rules that they could achieve economic stability and growth.
-Recall the Application. Greece faced a major financial crisis in 2010 as its budgetary imbalance became quite severe. Since Greece is a member of the Euro-zone, it could no longer ________ as a potential solution to its financial problems.
A) depreciate its currency
B) cut spending
C) raise taxes
D) reduce wages and prices
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