chapter 4 the balance of payments and international linkages
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CHAPTER 4CHAPTER 4
THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
LINKAGESLINKAGES
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CHAPTER OVERVIEWCHAPTER OVERVIEW
I.I. BALANCE-OF-PAYMENT BALANCE-OF-PAYMENT CATEGORIESCATEGORIES
II.II. THE INTERNATIONAL THE INTERNATIONAL FLOW OF GOODS, FLOW OF GOODS, SERVICES,SERVICES,AND CAPITALAND CAPITAL
III.III. COPING WITH CURRENT COPING WITH CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITSACCOUNT DEFICITS
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PART I.PART I. BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTBALANCE-OF-PAYMENTCATEGORIESCATEGORIES
A.A. THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (B-O-P)(B-O-P)
1.1. PURPOSE:PURPOSE:
Measures all financial and Measures all financial and economic economic
transactions overtransactions over
a specified period of time.a specified period of time.
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2.2. Double-entry bookkeepingDouble-entry bookkeeping
a. Currency inflows = creditsa. Currency inflows = credits
earn foreign exchangeearn foreign exchange
b. Currency outflows = debitsb. Currency outflows = debits
expend foreign exchangeexpend foreign exchange
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3.3. Three Major Accounts:Three Major Accounts:
a.a. CurrentCurrent
b.b. CapitalCapital
c.c. Official ReservesOfficial Reserves
4.4. Current AccountCurrent Account
records net flow of goods, records net flow of goods, services, and services, and
unilateral unilateral transfers. transfers.
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5.5. Capital AccountCapital Account
a. a. Function: records public Function: records public and private and private
investment and investment and lending.lending.
b. Inflows = creditsb. Inflows = credits
c. Outflows = debitsc. Outflows = debits
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5.5. Capital Account (con’t)Capital Account (con’t)
d. Transactions classified asd. Transactions classified as
1.) portfolio1.) portfolio
2.) direct2.) direct
3.) short term3.) short term
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6.6. Official Reserves AccountOfficial Reserves Account
a. Function:a. Function:
1.) measures changes in 1.) measures changes in
international reservesinternational reserves
owned by central banks.owned by central banks.
2.) reflects surplus/deficit of2.) reflects surplus/deficit of
a.) current accounta.) current account
b.) capital accountb.) capital account
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6.6. Official Reserves Account Official Reserves Account (con’t)(con’t) b. Reserves consist b. Reserves consist of of
1.) gold1.) gold
2.) convertible securities2.) convertible securities
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7. Net Effects:7. Net Effects:
a. a. Sum of all transactions Sum of all transactions must be zero:must be zero:
1.) current account1.) current account2.) capital account2.) capital account3.) official reserves3.) official reserves
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8.8. The Balance-of-payment The Balance-of-payment measuresmeasures
a. Some Definitions:a. Some Definitions:
1.) Basic Balance1.) Basic Balance
a.) a.) consists of current consists of current
account and long-account and long-term capital flows.term capital flows.
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1.) Basic Balance (con’t)1.) Basic Balance (con’t)
b.) emphasizes long-b.) emphasizes long-term trends.term trends.
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1.) Basic Balance (con’t)1.) Basic Balance (con’t)
c.) excludes short-term capital c.) excludes short-term capital flows that heavily depend flows that heavily depend
on on temporary factors.temporary factors.
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2.) Net Liquidity Balance:2.) Net Liquidity Balance:
measures the change inmeasures the change in
private domestic private domestic borrowingborrowing
or lending require to keep or lending require to keep
payments equal withoutpayments equal without
adjusting official reserves.adjusting official reserves.
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3.)3.) Official Reserve TransactionsOfficial Reserve Transactions
BalanceBalance
- - measures adjustmentsmeasures adjustments
needed by official needed by official
reserves.reserves.
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PART II. THE INTERNATIONAL FLOW OF PART II. THE INTERNATIONAL FLOW OF GOODS, SERVICES, AND CAPITALGOODS, SERVICES, AND CAPITAL
II.II. LINKS FROM INTERNATIONAL LINKS FROM INTERNATIONAL TO DOMESTIC FLOWSTO DOMESTIC FLOWS
A.A. Global LinkagesGlobal Linkages
set of basic macroeconomic set of basic macroeconomic identities which link:identities which link:
domestic spending and domestic spending and production toproduction to current current
and and capital accountscapital accounts
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THE INTERNATIONAL FLOW OF THE INTERNATIONAL FLOW OF GOODS, SERVICES, AND CAPITALGOODS, SERVICES, AND CAPITAL
B.B. Domestic Savings and Domestic Savings and InvestmentInvestment
and the Capital Accountand the Capital Account
1.1. National Income AccountingNational Income Accounting
a.a. National Income (NI) is National Income (NI) is either spent either spent (C) or (C) or saved (S)saved (S)
NI = C + SNI = C + S (4.1)(4.1)
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b. b. National spending (NS) is National spending (NS) is
divided into personal divided into personal spending (C)spending (C) and and
investment (I)investment (I)
NS = C + INS = C + I (4.2)(4.2)
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c. c. Subtracting (4.2) - (4.1)Subtracting (4.2) - (4.1)
NI - NS = S - INI - NS = S - I(4.3)(4.3)
If NI >NS, S > I which impliesIf NI >NS, S > I which implies
that surplus capital spent that surplus capital spent overseas.overseas.
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d.d. In a freely-floating system,In a freely-floating system,
excess saving = the capital excess saving = the capital account balanceaccount balance
e.e. Implications:Implications:
1.1. A nation which produces A nation which produces more than it spends will more than it spends will save more than it invests save more than it invests domestically with a net domestically with a net capital outflow producing a capital outflow producing a capital account deficit.capital account deficit.
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2.2. A nation which spends more A nation which spends more than than it produces has a net it produces has a net capital capital inflow producing a inflow producing a capital capital account account surplus.surplus.
3.3. A healthy economy will tend A healthy economy will tend toto
run a current account deficit.run a current account deficit.
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C.C. THE LINK BETWEEN THE THE LINK BETWEEN THE CURRENT AND CAPITAL CURRENT AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTSACCOUNTS
1.1. Beginning identityBeginning identity
NI - NS = X - MNI - NS = X - M (4.4)(4.4)
where X = exportswhere X = exports
M = importsM = imports
X-M=current account X-M=current account balance (CA) balance (CA)
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2.2. Combining (4.3) + (4.4)Combining (4.3) + (4.4)
S - I = X - MS - I = X - M(4.5)(4.5)
3. 3. If S - I = Net Foreign If S - I = Net Foreign Investment (NFI)Investment (NFI)
NFI = X - MNFI = X - M(4.6)(4.6)
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4.4. Implications:Implications:
a.a. If CA is in surplus, the If CA is in surplus, the nation must be a net nation must be a net exporter of capital.exporter of capital.
b.b. If CA is a deficit, the nation If CA is a deficit, the nation is a major capital importer.is a major capital importer.
c.c. When NS > NI, the excess When NS > NI, the excess must be acquired through must be acquired through foreign trade.foreign trade.
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d.d. Solutions for Improving CA Solutions for Improving CA deficits:deficits:
1.)1.) Raise national income Raise national income (output)(output)
relative to domestic relative to domestic investment (I).investment (I).
2.)2.) Increase (S) relative to Increase (S) relative to domestic investment (I).domestic investment (I).
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D.D. GOVERNMENT BUDGETS ANDGOVERNMENT BUDGETS AND
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITSCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
1. 1. CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCECURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CA = Saving Surplus - Gov’t CA = Saving Surplus - Gov’t
budget deficitbudget deficit
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2. CA Deficit means2. CA Deficit means the nation is not saving the nation is not saving
enough to finance (I) enough to finance (I) and the and the deficit.deficit.
3. CA Surplus means3. CA Surplus means the nation is saving more the nation is saving more
than needed to than needed to finance its (I) finance its (I) and deficit.and deficit.
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PART III. COPING WITH THE PART III. COPING WITH THE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
I.I. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS UNLIKELYUNLIKELY TO TOWORK:WORK:
A.A. Currency DepreciationCurrency Depreciation
B. B. ProtectionismProtectionism
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II.II. CURRENCY DEPRECIATIONCURRENCY DEPRECIATION
A. A. U.S. Experience: U.S. Experience:
Does not improve the Does not improve the trade trade deficit.deficit.
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B.B. Depreciations are ineffective Depreciations are ineffective becausebecause
1.1. It takes time to affect trade.It takes time to affect trade.
2.2. J-Curve EffectJ-Curve Effect
states that a decline in states that a decline in currencycurrency value will initially value will initially worsen the deficit before worsen the deficit before improvement.improvement.
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THE J - CURVETHE J - CURVE
TIME
Net changein trade balance
0
Currency depreciation
Trade balance initially deteriorates
Trade balanceimproves
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III.III. PROTECTIONISMPROTECTIONISM
A.A. Trade Barriers used:Trade Barriers used:
1.1. TariffsTariffs
2.2. QuotasQuotas
B.B. Results:Results:
Most likely will reduce Most likely will reduce bothboth X and M.X and M.
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C.C. FOREIGN OWNERSHIPFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
one protectionist solution one protectionist solution would would place limits on or place limits on or eliminate eliminate foreign foreign ownership ownership leading to leading to capital inflows.capital inflows.
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D.D. STIMULATE NATIONAL STIMULATE NATIONAL SAVINGSAVING
change the tax regulations and change the tax regulations and rates.rates.
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III.III. SUMMARY: CURRENT-ACCOUNTSUMMARY: CURRENT-ACCOUNT
DEFICITSDEFICITS
- neither bad nor good inherently- neither bad nor good inherently
1.1. Since one country’s exports Since one country’s exports are another’s imports, it is are another’s imports, it is not possible for all to run a not possible for all to run a surplussurplus
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2.2. Deficits may be a solution to Deficits may be a solution to the problem of different the problem of different
national propensities national propensities to save to save and invest.and invest.