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Kurs: Makroekonomia > Rozdział 6
Lekcja 5: Real interest rates and international capital flowsLesson summary: Changes in the foreign exchange markets and net exports
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to how changes in foreign exchange markets affect net exports in each country.
Lesson Summary
Changes in the exchange rate of a currency doesn’t just impact your vacation plans, its impacts real GDP. Remember that aggregate demand is comprised of
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Pojęcia kluczowe
| Key term | Definition |
|---|---|
| open economy | an economy that allows the exchange of both goods and assets with other countries |
Najważniejsze zagadnienia
Anything that changes the value of a currency changes net exports
When a currency appreciates, its goods are more expensive to other countries. When a currency depreciates, its goods are less expensive to other countries. Therefore, anything that changes a currency’s value can impact real GDP, unemployment, and the price level.
For example, let’s take a look at the I from our TIPSY mnemonic (which stands for relative interest rates) and take one last trip to Hamsterville.
If interest rates in Hamsterville decrease, saving your money in Hamsterville doesn’t sound like such a great idea. If Hamsterville is an open economy, people in Hamsterville will want to hold financial assets somewhere else, like Atlantis, because the interest rate there is now relatively higher.
To buy the Atlantian bonds, Hamsterville will need some Atlantian dollars to buy those bonds. They increase the supply of the Hamsterville snark (
As a result of the depreciated snark, all of the hamster food, shiny salamander stickers, and any other good produced in Hamsterville are relatively cheaper in Atlantis. Exports from Hamsterville increase. At the same time, all of the goods made in Atlantis are far more expensive for Hamsterville, so it imports less of those goods. As a result, net exports increase. When net exports increase, so does aggregate demand.
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- A lot of people assume that a “strong currency” is a good thing, but that is not necessarily true. A strong currency means that it has worth relatively more compared to other currencies. That might be a good thing if you want to keep the costs of imports low. But, it also comes at a cost. A strong currency means a country exports less, and has lower net exports. Therefore, a strong currency can potentially lower real GDP.
Questions for review
The economy of Wizbaland is experiencing a recession.
- Draw a correctly labeled graph showing the economy of Wizbaland in a recession, showing:
a. The current price level labeled
b. The full employment rate of output labeled
- Name an appropriate fiscal policy action that would increase output.
- The economy of Wizbaland had a balanced budget prior to the impact of the fiscal policy action you named in part b. Show the impact of that action on a correctly labeled graph of the loanable funds market.
- What will happen to net exports as a result of the change in the interest rate you indicated in part (3). Explain.
- If the central bank wants to take an appropriate monetary policy to counteract the impact on net exports that you described in 4, what open market operation would be appropriate? Explain.
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