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Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
Chapter 31
Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc.
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Open and Closed Economies
A closed economy is one that does not interact with other economies in the world. There are no exports, no imports, and no
capital flows.
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Open and Closed Economies
An open economy is one that interacts freely with other economies around the world.
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An Open Economy
An open economy interacts with other countries in two ways. It buys and sells goods and services in world
product markets. It buys and sells capital assets in world
financial markets.
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The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, Net Exports
Exports are domestically produced goods and services that are sold abroad.
Imports are foreign produced goods and services that are sold domestically.
Net Exports are exports minus imports.
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The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, Net Exports
A trade deficit is a situation in which net exports (NX) are negative.
Imports > Exports A trade surplus is a situation in which net
exports (NX) are positive.
Exports > Imports Balanced trade refers to when net exports are
zero – exports and imports are exactly equal.
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Percentof GDP
Exports
Imports
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The Internationalization of the U.S. Economy
1995
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The Flow of Capital: Net Foreign Investment
Net foreign investment refers to the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents minus the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners. A U.S. resident buys stock in the Toyota
corporation and a Mexican buys stock in the Ford Motor corporation.
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The Flow of Capital: Net Foreign Investment
When a U.S. resident buys stock in Telmex, the Mexican phone company, the purchase raises U.S. net foreign investment.
When a Japanese residents buys a bond issued by the U.S. government, the purchase reduces the U.S. net foreign investment.
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Variables that Influence Net Foreign Investment
The real interest rates being paid on foreign assets.
The real interest rates being paid on domestic assets.
The perceived economic and political risks of holding assets abroad.
The government policies that affect foreign ownership of domestic assets.
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The Equality of Net Exports and Net Foreign Investment
Net exports (NX) and net foreign investment (NFI) are closely linked.
For an economy as a whole, NX and NFI must balance each other so that:
NFI = NX This holds true because every transaction
that affects one side must also affect the other side by the same amount.
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Nominal Exchange Rates
The nominal exchange rate is the rate at which a person can trade the currency of one country for the currency of another.
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Nominal Exchange Rates
The nominal exchange rate is expressed in two ways: In units of foreign currency per one U.S.
dollar. And in units of U.S. dollars per one unit of
the foreign currency.
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Nominal Exchange Rates
Assume the exchange rate between the Japanese yen and U.S. dollar is 80 yen to one dollar. One U.S. dollar trades for eighty yen. One yen trades for 1/80 (=0.0125) of a dollar.
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Nominal Exchange Rates
If a dollar buys more foreign currency, there is an appreciation of the dollar.
If it buys less there is a depreciation of the dollar.
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How Do Changes in Exchange Rates Affect People?
BusinessesAppreciation of the
US dollar will hurt US exports and thus US business.
Depreciation of the US dollar will help US exports and thus US businesses.
TouristsAppreciation of the
US dollar will help US tourists by increasing their purchasing power.
Depreciation of the US dollar will hurt US tourists by decreasing their purchasing power.
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Purchasing-Power Parity
The purchasing-power parity theory is the simplest and most widely accepted theory explaining the variation of currency exchange rates.
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Basic Logic of Purchasing-Power Parity
The theory of purchasing-power parity is based on a principle called the law of one price.
According to the law of one price, a good must sell for the same price in all locations.
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Basic Logic of Purchasing-Power Parity
If the law of one price were not true, unexploited profit opportunities would exist.
The process of taking advantage of differences in prices in different markets is called arbitrage.
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Exchange rate
Money supply
Price level
Indexes (Jan. 1921 =
100)
Money, Prices, and the Nominal Exchange Rate During the German Hyperinflation
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Brief Video on German Hyperinflation
This video shows how the DM price of bread increased almost daily during the German hyperinflation of the 1920’s.
QuickTime™ and aSorenson Video 3 decompressorare needed to see this picture.
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