ECON10003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Foreign Exchange Market, Demand Curve, Speculative Attack

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25 May 2018

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University of Melbourne

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Economics

Course

ECON10003

Professor

Nahid Khan, Lawrence Uren

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The nominal exchange rate is the rate at which two currencies can be traded for each other

A direct quote indicates how much of the domestic currency is required to purchase one unit of the

foreign currency

An indirect quote indicates how much of the foreign currency is required to purchase one unit of the

domestic currency

e = indirect exchange rate

Appreciation = increase in value = increase in e

Depreciation = decrease in value = decrease in e

The trade weighted index expresses the value of the currency as an average of its values against

other major currencies, weighted by the amount of international trade undertaken

The value of a flexible exchange rate varies according to the supply and demand for the currency in

the foreign exchange market

The value of a fixed exchange rate is set by official government policy

Nominal exchange rates

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The real exchange rate indicates the price of the average domestic good or service in terms of the

average foreign good or service

Real exchange rate = eP/P

Domestic goods are on average more expensive than foreign goods

Net exports are low (imports > exports)

A high real exchange rate:

Domestic goods are on average cheaper than foreign goods

Net exports are high (exports > imports)

A low real exchange rate:

The real exchange rate tends to move in the same direction as the nominal exchange rate

The real exchange rate

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1.Purchasing power parity implies that

a. the real exchange rate is equal to 1.

b. the law of one price does not hold.

c. inflation rates are equal across countries.

d. the real exchange rate is equal to 0.

e. if the domestic country has low prices, then the domestic currency will depreciate until foreign citizens can buy the same amount of goods as domestic citizens.

2.Which of the following is a prediction from the PPP model of exchange rates?

A. An increase in the US money supply leads to an appreciation of the dollar in the long run.

B. An increase in US production leads to a depreciation of the dollar.

C. An increase in US production will lead to a proportional increase in the inflation rate.

D, An increase in the US money supply leads to a depreciation of the dollar in the long run.

E.An increase in the US interest rates leads to a fall in prices.

3.Relative purchasing power parity predicts that

A.the difference between the inflation rates in the two countries should equal the ratio of the interest rates in the two countries.

B. the difference between the inflation rates in two countries should equal the per cent change in the exchange rate.

C.inflation rates should be equal across countries.

D.the real exchange rate should equal one.

E.relative price levels in the two countries should be equal when expressed in the same currency.

4.Which of the following is NOT a valid explanation for the failure of purchasing power parity?

a. Differences in monetary policies across countries

b. Lack of competition

c. Transportation costs

d. Trade barriers

5.If P represents (the level of) domestic prices, P* represents (the level of) foreign prices and E represents the exchange rate as units of domestic currency per units of foreign currency, then the real exchange rate equals

a. EP/P*	b. P*/EP
C. E/PP*	d. EP*/P
e. P/P*

6.The difference between nominal and real interest rates is that

A.Nominal interest rates are measured in terms of a country's output, while real interest rates are measured in monetary terms

B.Nominal interest rates are measured in monetary terms, while real interest rates are measured in terms of a country's output

C.Nominal interest rates can fluctuate, while real interest rates always remain fixed

D.Real interest rates can fluctuate, while nominal interest rates always remain fixed

E.Real interest rates are the same in every country, while nominal interest rates are different for every country

7.Which of the following is predicted to cause the value (or price or cost) of U.S. goods to appreciate relative to the value (or price or cost) of foreign goods in the long run?

a. An increase in the growth rate of U.S. GNP. b. A decrease in the growth rate of U.S. GNP.

c. A decline in the growth rate of the U.S. money supply.

d. An increase in the price of petroleum that reduces world demand for American cars. e. An appreciation of the dollar.

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Assume that the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen are the only two currencies in the world.

a. A bilateral nominal exchange rate S is the spot (now) exchange value of one currency in terms of the other and S can be written as dollars per 1 yen or yen per 1 dollar. If S = yen/1 dollar = 76.92 then the inverse 1/S gives dollars per 1 yen where 1/S = 1/(yen/1 dollar) = 1/76.92 = .013. If the 1/S increases to .014, has the dollar appreciated (1 dollar is worth more yen) or depreciated (1 dollar is worth less yen)? Explain.

b. Changes in demand and supply in the foreign exchange (FX) market determine the value of floating exchange rates S. If S is expressed as S = yen/1 dollar, then we have the FX market in terms of the demand and supply of dollars. (If S = dollars/1 yen, then we get the FX market in terms of the demand and supply of yen. Note also that no matter which currency the FX market is expressed, it is still an FX market where dollars are exchanged for yen. This means that an upward-sloping supply of dollars curve is exactly the same as a demand for yen curve and a downward-sloping demand for dollars curve is exactly the same as a supply of yen curve). Using S = yen/1 dollar and the FX market in terms of the demand and supply of dollars, an increase in S (dollar appreciation) leads to an increase in the number of dollars supplied (increase in the quantity of yen demanded). For dollar demand (or the supply of yen), an increase in S (dollar appreciation) leads to a decrease in the number of dollars demanded (or an increase in the number of yen supplied). The dollar demand curve shifts to the right if more yen are offered for dollars at any exchange rate S. An increase in dollar demand is caused mostly by private sector transactions in the current and capital accounts. Either an increase in demand for U.S. goods (merchandise trade in the current account) or an increase in demand for U.S. stocks and bonds (capital account inflows) will shift the dollar demand curve to the right. If private transactions in the current and capital accounts also cause shifts in the dollar supply curve, what are the corresponding factors that would lead to an increase in dollars supplied (yen demanded) at any exchange rate S?

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In the short run, a tighter monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve leads to:

Select one:

a. an increase in the supply of dollars and a dollar depreciation.

b. a decrease in the supply of dollars and a dollar appreciation.

c. an increase in the demand for dollars and a dollar depreciation.

d. a decrease in the demand for dollars and a dollar appreciation.

Which theorem states that exchange rates will adjust until the prices of goods in different countries approximate one another?

Select one:

a. purchasing power parity

b. the law of multiple prices

c. the principle of comparative advantage

d. dollarization

A country's balance of trade is the difference between its:

Select one:

a. nominal and real exchange rates.

b. monetary and fiscal policy.

c. exports and imports.

d. capital inflow and capital outflow.

When a foreign business buys stock in a U.S. company, the U.S. capital account will:

Select one:

a. move in a positive direction.

b. move in a negative direction.

c. remain unchanged.

d. become more volatile.

Saying that the United States is running a large current account deficit is equivalent to saying that:

Select one:

a. exports exceed imports in the United States.

b. the United States is running a large capital account surplus.

c. the balance of payments is negative.

d. the value of the current capital stock in the United States exceeds the value of future capital flows.

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An increase in the demand for a country's exports will have what effect on its currency?

Select one:

a. Its value will not change.

b. Its value will increase.

c. Its value will decrease.

d. Its value will depreciate.

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When the United States has a current account deficit, the U.S. capital account:

Select one:

a. will have a deficit also.

b. will be balanced.

c. will have a surplus.

d. must be falling.

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Which of the following is NOT a way that a country can finance a trade deficit?

Select one:

a. increased borrowing

b. sale of assets

c. decreased exports

d. reduction in cash reserves

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A trade deficit occurs when the value of a country's:

Select one:

a. imports exceeds the value of its exports.

b. exports exceeds the value of its imports.

c. inflow of foreign capital exceeds the outflow of domestic capital.

d. outflow of domestic capital exceeds its inflow of foreign capital.

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Which of the following is a U.S. current account transaction?

Select one:

a. Selling a computer chip to a resident in Europe.

b. Buying stock shares of a Canadian company.

c. Selling U.S. dollars in exchange for euros.

d. A foreign investor's purchase of a manufacturing plant in the United States.

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An exchange rate is:

Select one:

a. a yearly summary of all the economic transactions between residents of one country and residents of the rest of the world.

b. the sum of the balance of trade, net income on capital held abroad, and net transfer payments.

c. the price of one currency in terms of another currency.

d. a currency whose value is not pegged but governments will intervene extensively in the market to keep the value within a certain range.

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