CHAP1.WP (Word5)
... In Section 7-1 he also introduces the concept of “trilemma” as a unifying concept for the chapter. This is the inability of a country to maintain independent control of its monetary policy under conditions of fixed exchange rates and free capital flows with other countries. Gordon explains how the U ...
... In Section 7-1 he also introduces the concept of “trilemma” as a unifying concept for the chapter. This is the inability of a country to maintain independent control of its monetary policy under conditions of fixed exchange rates and free capital flows with other countries. Gordon explains how the U ...
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... strategy. Hedging could also leave a firm significantly worse off if it prevents the firm from benefiting from a favourable exchange rate development, especially if the move puts the firm’s competitors at an advantage. For example, when the New Zealand dollar began to depreciate in response to the A ...
... strategy. Hedging could also leave a firm significantly worse off if it prevents the firm from benefiting from a favourable exchange rate development, especially if the move puts the firm’s competitors at an advantage. For example, when the New Zealand dollar began to depreciate in response to the A ...
Purchasing Power Parity Page 1 of 3
... comparable, because the bundles represent different goods and services. So this is what we call absolute purchasing power parity. Absolute purchasing power parity is the law of one price applied to the cost of living, just like our story with oranges. Still, in the long-run, you would imagine that i ...
... comparable, because the bundles represent different goods and services. So this is what we call absolute purchasing power parity. Absolute purchasing power parity is the law of one price applied to the cost of living, just like our story with oranges. Still, in the long-run, you would imagine that i ...
1. INTRODUCTION WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ABOUT
... Everyone knows that some international trade is beneficial-nobody would suggest that Norway should grow its own oranges. Many people, however, are skeptical about the benefits of trading for goods that a country could produce for itself. Shouldn't Americans buy American goods whenever possible to he ...
... Everyone knows that some international trade is beneficial-nobody would suggest that Norway should grow its own oranges. Many people, however, are skeptical about the benefits of trading for goods that a country could produce for itself. Shouldn't Americans buy American goods whenever possible to he ...
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... to one of the most controversial issues in the world economy today. The analysis of China’s exchange rate regime takes an important and ongoing place in the political discussion and was particularly hotly debated during the last presidential elections in the USA. Korhonen & Ritola (2009), for exampl ...
... to one of the most controversial issues in the world economy today. The analysis of China’s exchange rate regime takes an important and ongoing place in the political discussion and was particularly hotly debated during the last presidential elections in the USA. Korhonen & Ritola (2009), for exampl ...
Lecture Board Notes
... Time-series evidence showed little effect. But more in: - Cross-section evidence, especially small & less developed countries. ...
... Time-series evidence showed little effect. But more in: - Cross-section evidence, especially small & less developed countries. ...
Examining exchange rate return factors before and after
... foreign exchange relationships. Also concluded by Chen, Roll & Ross, 1986 - "Asset prices should depend on their exposures to the state variable that describe the company". Thereto, research papers published regarding the clarification of the common factors within linear relationships between countr ...
... foreign exchange relationships. Also concluded by Chen, Roll & Ross, 1986 - "Asset prices should depend on their exposures to the state variable that describe the company". Thereto, research papers published regarding the clarification of the common factors within linear relationships between countr ...
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC STUDIES
... A consensus has emerged that the sole medium term macroeconomic objective of monetary policy is price stability. However, the interrelationship between monetary policy and financial stability is receiving increased attention. These twin objectives often are subject to the same forces, where policies ...
... A consensus has emerged that the sole medium term macroeconomic objective of monetary policy is price stability. However, the interrelationship between monetary policy and financial stability is receiving increased attention. These twin objectives often are subject to the same forces, where policies ...
The Swiss Experiment: From the Lower Bound to Flexible Exchange Rates
... Such a policy would, as a side-effect, offer inflation-haunted foreigners a stable money—that is, a valuable good. However, the SNB, as central bank of a small country, would presumably argue that it might lose monetary control by following such a strategy. Moreover, the Bank might point out that a ...
... Such a policy would, as a side-effect, offer inflation-haunted foreigners a stable money—that is, a valuable good. However, the SNB, as central bank of a small country, would presumably argue that it might lose monetary control by following such a strategy. Moreover, the Bank might point out that a ...
The Effect of Oil Prices on Exchange Rates
... rate, to illustrate this connection. In the case of the Dominican Republic, oil imports in 2003 represented 27% of total imports, which is up from 10% in 1994. Thus, the international price of oil is of great relevance to the Dominican economy. Because oil contracts, both in spot values and in futur ...
... rate, to illustrate this connection. In the case of the Dominican Republic, oil imports in 2003 represented 27% of total imports, which is up from 10% in 1994. Thus, the international price of oil is of great relevance to the Dominican economy. Because oil contracts, both in spot values and in futur ...
A fresh look at the merits of a currency union
... for terms of trade shocks – that is, depreciating when an economy faces a negative demand shock from the rest of the world for example. However, if all countries within a currency union face the same shock, then the cost of losing domestic monetary policy is less of a concern, since the central bank ...
... for terms of trade shocks – that is, depreciating when an economy faces a negative demand shock from the rest of the world for example. However, if all countries within a currency union face the same shock, then the cost of losing domestic monetary policy is less of a concern, since the central bank ...
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... all trade barriers and complete monetary integration. The formation of a common European currency controlled by a single European central bank is planned for the mid-1990s. In effect, instituting a single currency permanently fixes the exchange rates between these countries, a system far different f ...
... all trade barriers and complete monetary integration. The formation of a common European currency controlled by a single European central bank is planned for the mid-1990s. In effect, instituting a single currency permanently fixes the exchange rates between these countries, a system far different f ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: Exchange Rates and International Macroeconomics
... future paths of their explanatory variables by using actual realized values. Meese and Rogoff present evidence that the poor performance of the structural models may not be attributed to inconsistent or inefficient parameter estimates. They rule out such a possibility on the grounds that these model ...
... future paths of their explanatory variables by using actual realized values. Meese and Rogoff present evidence that the poor performance of the structural models may not be attributed to inconsistent or inefficient parameter estimates. They rule out such a possibility on the grounds that these model ...
Interdependence between Foreign Exchange
... intuition for a link between the exchange rate and the stock market assumes that a devaluation or depreciation of the currency makes exports more profitable and as most major exporters are quoted on the stock market, one will see a rise in stock market prices. For the period between January 1974 and ...
... intuition for a link between the exchange rate and the stock market assumes that a devaluation or depreciation of the currency makes exports more profitable and as most major exporters are quoted on the stock market, one will see a rise in stock market prices. For the period between January 1974 and ...
Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations
... Addendum: real exchange rate and fiscal solvency: stock vs flow approaches The stock approach, when public debt is foreign currency denominated The standard exercise of fiscal solvency à la Blanchard is based on the analysis of the Debt/GDP (D/Y) ratio under a set of assumptions concerning: the pri ...
... Addendum: real exchange rate and fiscal solvency: stock vs flow approaches The stock approach, when public debt is foreign currency denominated The standard exercise of fiscal solvency à la Blanchard is based on the analysis of the Debt/GDP (D/Y) ratio under a set of assumptions concerning: the pri ...
SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS:
... high net exports, resulting in a trade surplus. The other possibilities (high foreign demand for Japanese goods, low Japanese demand for foreign goods, and structural barriers against imports into Japan) would affect the real exchange rate, but not the trade surplus. ...
... high net exports, resulting in a trade surplus. The other possibilities (high foreign demand for Japanese goods, low Japanese demand for foreign goods, and structural barriers against imports into Japan) would affect the real exchange rate, but not the trade surplus. ...
Hedging with Interest Rate Futures
... Rate Futures (11) Another alternative would be to do the basic hedge by selling 20 Dec futures As this is using earlier dated contracts, the short hedger will now have to do a number of long spread trades ...
... Rate Futures (11) Another alternative would be to do the basic hedge by selling 20 Dec futures As this is using earlier dated contracts, the short hedger will now have to do a number of long spread trades ...
Explaining the Differences between Local Currency versus FX
... As a result of this process, bank lending denominated in foreign currencies became the standard in most Central-Eastern European economies by the end of the 2000s ( Figure 1). This quick spread of FX-based banking created new concerns for policy-makers. In most countries, households and non-financia ...
... As a result of this process, bank lending denominated in foreign currencies became the standard in most Central-Eastern European economies by the end of the 2000s ( Figure 1). This quick spread of FX-based banking created new concerns for policy-makers. In most countries, households and non-financia ...
Aramis NSC
... AEMS has alliance relationships with third party product and services vendors. As part of many such relationships, AEMS is able to resell certain products and services and/or may receive compensation from vendors in the form of fees or other benefits in connection with the marketing, technical and o ...
... AEMS has alliance relationships with third party product and services vendors. As part of many such relationships, AEMS is able to resell certain products and services and/or may receive compensation from vendors in the form of fees or other benefits in connection with the marketing, technical and o ...
solutions - Department of Economics
... fiscal policy during balance-sheet-recessions. A “typical” recession usually arises as a result of: (1) the central bank implementing contractionary monetary policy to reduce inflationary pressure in the economy (and, most particularly, to reduce the public’s expectations of inflation); or (2) overi ...
... fiscal policy during balance-sheet-recessions. A “typical” recession usually arises as a result of: (1) the central bank implementing contractionary monetary policy to reduce inflationary pressure in the economy (and, most particularly, to reduce the public’s expectations of inflation); or (2) overi ...
ch21_5e
... The case for devaluation is that, in a fixed exchange rate regime, a devaluation (an increase in the nominal exchange rate) leads to a real depreciation (an increase in the real exchange rate), and thus to an increase in output. A devaluation of the right size can return an economy in recession back ...
... The case for devaluation is that, in a fixed exchange rate regime, a devaluation (an increase in the nominal exchange rate) leads to a real depreciation (an increase in the real exchange rate), and thus to an increase in output. A devaluation of the right size can return an economy in recession back ...
The Research of Exchange Rate Change, Export Structure and
... The different amount and liquidities of different factors brings on the flow and structure change of factor-endowments, which induces the imbalance. Some researchers took the infinite supply capability of America’s dollar and the infinite supply capability of China’s labor factor as the cause of imb ...
... The different amount and liquidities of different factors brings on the flow and structure change of factor-endowments, which induces the imbalance. Some researchers took the infinite supply capability of America’s dollar and the infinite supply capability of China’s labor factor as the cause of imb ...