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Economic Policy in the Open
Economy Under Flexible Exchange
Rates
Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Chapter 26Chapter 26
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Learning Objectives• Analyze the impact of fiscal policy on
income, trade, and exchange rates under flexible exchange rates.
• Analyze the impact of monetary policy on income, trade, and exchange rates under flexible exchange rates.
• Show how external economic shocks affect the domestic economy under flexible exchange rates.
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Introduction
• The effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies at influencing national income differ dramatically under fixed and flexible exchange rate systems.
• Do flexible exchange rate systems make countries more vulnerable to external shocks such as the recent global recession?
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The Effects of Fiscal and Monetary Policy Under Flexible
Exchange Rates
• Under a flexible exchange rate system, combinations of income and interest rates not on the BP curve will cause disequilibrium in foreign exchange markets, and force an adjustment in the exchange rate.
• This will cause the BP curve to shift.
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The Effects of a Currency Depreciation on the BP Curve
Y
iBP0
A depreciation expands exports and contracts imports. For any given level of Y, a lower i is required to balance the BOP.
BP1
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The Effects of a Currency Appreciation on the BP Curve
Y
i
BP0
An appreciation contracts exports and expands imports. For any given level of Y, a higher i is required to balance the BOP.
BP1
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Fiscal Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– With perfect capital immobility, any fiscal stimulus increases Y and i.
– This creates an incipient BOP deficit, causing a depreciation and a rightward shift of the BP curve.
– The depreciation increases exports, decreases imports, and shifts IS even farther rightwards.
– This continues until IS, LM, and BP intersect at a common point.
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Fiscal Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
income
iBP0
IS
LM
i0
Y0
IS'
Perfect capital immobility
BP1
IS ''
i3
Y2
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Fiscal Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– With perfect capital mobility, any fiscal stimulus increases Y and i.
– This creates an incipient BOP surplus, causing an appreciation of the currency.
– The appreciation decreases exports, increases imports, and shifts IS back to the left.
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Fiscal Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
income
i
BP
IS
LM
iE
Y0
IS'
Perfect capital mobility
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Fiscal Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– The bottom line: • When capital is relatively immobile, fiscal
policy is more effective at increasing national income.• When capital is relatively mobile, fiscal
policy is less effective at increasing national income.• Between these two extremes, the effect on
the exchange rate depends on the relative slopes of LM and BP.– BP steeper than LM: depreciation– LM steeper than BP: appreciation
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Monetary Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– With perfect capital immobility, a monetary stimulus increases Y, and the increase in imports causes an incipient BOP deficit to emerge.
– As currency depreciates, BP shifts rightward.
– Depreciation also shifts IS rightwards.
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Monetary Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
income
iBP
IS
LM
Ei0
Y0
LM'
Perfect capital immobility
BP'
IS'
i2
Y2
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Monetary Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– With perfect capital mobility, any monetary stimulus increases Y.
– This generates a large capital outflow and a depreciation of the home currency.
– The depreciation causes IS to shift outwards.
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Monetary Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
income
i
BP
IS
LM
iE
Y0
LM'
Perfect capital mobility
IS'
Y2
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Monetary Policy Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– The bottom line: • When capital is relatively immobile,
monetary policy is effective at increasing national income.• When capital is relatively mobile, monetary
policy is particularly effective at increasing national income.
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Policy Coordination Under Flexible Exchange Rates– Coordination of fiscal and monetary
policy may make the attainment of other targets besides income possible.
– Examples of alternative targets include interest rates and exchange rates.
– Consider an income and interest rate target of Y* and i*as an example.
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Policy Coordination Under Flexible Exchange Rates
– If fiscal policy alone is used to reach Y*, it is likely that the interest rate will overshoot the target of i*.
– In addition, the fiscal policy creates an incipient BOP surplus, appreciating the currency, and shifting BP back to the left.
– The depreciation also shifts IS part of the way back to the left.
– In the end, neither target is reached.
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Policy Coordination: Fiscal Policy Alone
LM
BP0
IS
Y0
i0
ISFP
Y*
i*
iY*
BPFP
IS'FP
YFP
iFP
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Policy Coordination Under Flexible Exchange Rates– If monetary policy alone is used to
reach Y*, the increase in Ms will cause a currency depreciation, and a rightward shift in BP.
– In addition, the monetary policy shifts IS rightwards.
– In the end, neither target is reached.
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Policy Coordination: Monetary Policy Alone
LM
BP'
IS
Y0 Y*
BP
IS'
Y'
LM'
i'
i
Y
i0
i*
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Policy Coordination Under Flexible Exchange Rates– If monetary and fiscal policies are
used, both i* and Y* can be attained.– Expansionary fiscal policy allows Y to
increase without the expenditure switching effects.
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Policy Coordination: Monetary Policy Alone
LM
IS
Y0 Y*
BP
IS'
LM'
i0
i
Y
i*
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Effects of Shocks in the IS/LM/BP Model (Imperfect K-
Mobility)– So far, we’ve examined the effects of
fiscal and monetary policy holding a number of factors constant, including• domestic and foreign prices,• foreign interest rate, and• expected exchange rate changes.
– How are changes in such variables (“shocks”) transmitted through the economy?
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Effects of Shocks: A Foreign Price Shock
– If the foreign price level were to increase, the home economy would expand due to increases in exports and decreases in imports (IS shifts right).
– The BP also shifts right due to expenditure switching effects of higher foreign prices.
– Both effects cause i to rise, and the currency to appreciate.
– These shift IS and BP back to where they started.
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Foreign Price Shock
LM
IS
Y0
BP
IS'
i0
i
Y
BP'
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Foreign Price Shock
LM
IS
Y0
BP
IS'
i0
i
Y
BP'
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Foreign Price Shock
LM
IS
Y0
BP
i0
i
Y
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Effects of Shocks: A Domestic Price Shock
– If the domestic price level were to increase, the real money supply would fall, shifting LM leftwards.
– Exports will fall and imports rise, so IS shifts leftwards.
– The BP curve will also shift left in order to bring the BOP back into equilibrium.
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Domestic Price Shock
LM
IS
Y0
BP
i0
i
Y
LM'
IS'
BP'
i1
Y1
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Effects of Shocks: A Foreign Interest Rate Shock
– If the foreign interest rate were to increase, the home country should experience an outflow of short-term capita; BP shifts leftwards.
– The home currency depreciates.– This shifts • the IS curve rightward, and• the BP curve back toward the right.
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Foreign Interest Rate Shock
LM
IS
Y0
BP
i0
i
Y
IS'
BP'
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Foreign Interest Rate Shock
LM
IS
Y0
BP
i0
i
Y
IS'
BP'BP''
Y1
i1