Exam 5 !

Chapter 32 and 33 !

Wednesday, April 23

Chapter 32 !

The Macroeconomics of Open Economies

Key Termsclosed economy open economy exports imports net exports trade balance trade surplus trade deficit balanced trade

net capital outflow nominal exchange rate appreciation depreciation real exchange rate purchasing power parity !

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Global Device

ARM Holdings Wolfson Marvel

Skyworks CSR

Linear Technologies NXP

National Semiconductor Sharp

Samsung Toshiba Infineon

Broadcom Numonyx

Micron Dialog Semiconductor

Texas Instruments STMicroelectronics

Silicon Storage RF Microdevices

Cirrus Logic

U.S. U.K.

Germany Korea Japan

Taiwan China

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Saudi Arabia

450,000 iPhones and cost about $242,000 to charter, with fuel accounting for more than half the expense. 54 cents or around 2 riyals

44,700 gallons or 170,000 liters

Global Device

Made on Earth

New York City 1800

Trade can make everyone better off

Free to Trade

Open Economy

An economy that interacts freely with other economies

around the world

Closed EconomyAn economy that does not

interact with other economies around the

world

Exports

Goods and services that are produced domestically and

sold abroad

Imports

Goods and services that are produced abroad and sold

domestically

Net Exports

The value of a nation’s exports minus the value of its imports; also called the trade

balance

Trade Balance

The value of a nation’s exports minus the value of its imports; also called the

net exports

Net Exports

= Exports - Imports

Petro

Source: CIA World Fact Book 2013

Source: CIA World Fact Book 2013

Trade Surplus

An excess of exports over imports

Trade Deficit

An excess of imports over exports

Balanced Trade

When imports equal exports

Net Capital Outflow

The purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents

minus the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners

Two ways to invest

Direct

Indirect

Foreign Direct Investment

FDI

Directly investing in creating a company

Foreign Portfolio Investment

FPI

Buying stock in a foreign company

Stock Portfolio

Carry Stock

Certificates

First Stock

Exchange

Amsterdam Netherlands

1602

Wall Street New York City

Saudi Arabia Stock Market

Nominal Exchange Rate

The rate at which a person can trade the currency of one country for the currency of another

Appreciation

An increase in the value of a currency as measured by the amount of foreign currency it

can buy

Depreciation

A decrease in the value of a currency as measured by the amount of foreign currency it

can buy

Foreign Exchange Rate

The rate at which a person can trade the goods and services of one country for the goods and

services of another

Law of One Price

Identical products should sell for identical prices

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(ignore transportation and transaction costs)

Arbitrage

Buy low in one market

Sell high in another market

Close the value gap

Purchasing Power Parity

A theory of exchange rates whereby a unit of any given

currency should be able to buy the same quantity of goods in all

countries

Efficient Market

No impediments

No trade barriers

Good information

Purchasing Power Parity PPP

Identical products should sell for identical prices

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(ignore transportation and transaction costs)

3.75 0.267

Always two rates

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The inverse of each other

1   3.75 = 0.267

1   0.267= 3.75

Cost the same around the world?

Purchasing Power Parity

$4.27 SAR 15

$4.27 x

3.75 =

SAR 16

SAR 15 ÷

3.75 =

$4.00

$4.27 x 3.75

Implied Exchange Rate 15 to 4.37 = 3.51 to 1

15

Buy Big Macs in Saudi for 15($4.00) and resell in the U.S. for 16 ($4.27) and make

7% profit

Currency is undervalued by 8 percent

16

x 3.75$4.00

Quiz: Name and ID

1. What is Arbitrage?

2. Does Saudi Arabia have a trade surplus or trade deficit?

3. What is the official exchange rate between riyals and dollars?

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