Central banks can pursue three main types of exchange rate regimes: flexible rates, fixed rates, and managed floating rates. Under a flexible rate system, exchange rates are determined by market forces of supply and demand. Under a fixed rate system, a currency is pegged to another currency or commodity at a set price. Managed floating involves a central bank intervening in foreign exchange markets to influence exchange rates but not committing to maintain a specific fixed rate. Short-run macroeconomic equilibrium occurs when goods, money, and foreign exchange markets are all in balance simultaneously based on demand and supply interactions.
3. Flexible Exchange Rate
Exchange rates are freely determined
by the demand & supply of currencies.
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Under Flexible Exchange Rate
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5. Fixed Exchange Rate
Gold standard (up to 1914)
Peg currency to gold at a mint parity.
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of gold).
6. Fixed Exchange Rate
Gold standard
Pegged rate system
Peg is the central value of exchange rate
around which the government maintains
narrow limits. (Haitian Gourde = $.20 since
1907 for a long period of time).
Government intervenes in foreign exchange
markets to maintain the exchange rate
within prescribed limits.
8. Fixed Exchange Rate
Devaluation
Peg is increased.
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Revaluation
Peg is decreased.
9. Managed Floating
Government intervenes in the foreign
exchange market to influence the
exchange rate, but does not commit
itself to maintain a certain fixed rate or
some narrow limits around it.
10. Goods Market Equations
Y = C + I + G0 + NX (Equim condition)
C = C0 + cYd (Consn function)
Yd = Y T + R0 (Disposable income)
T = T0 + tY (Tax function)
I = I0 br (Investment function)
11. Goods Market Equations
Endogenous Variables Parameters
Y: National Income c: MPC
C: Consumption t: Personal Tax Rate
Yd: Disposable Income b: Interest Sensitivity of I
T : Personal Tax Revenue C0 : Exogenous Component of C
I : Investment
I0 : Exogenous Component of I
G0 : Government Expenditure
R0 : Transfer Payments
T0 : Fixed personal tax revenue
12. Goods Market Equilibrium:
IS Curve (General form)
Goods market equilibrium condition:
AS = AD
Sn I = NX
- A0 + br + sY = NX0 mY
r = (A0 + NX0)/b (s + m)/b*Y
= (A0 + NX0)/b 1/留b*Y where
A0 = C0 + c(R0 T0) + I0 + G0
NX0 = X0 Q0 + (g + j)eP*/P
留 = 1/[1 c(1 t) + m]
15. Assets Markets
Markets in which money, bonds, stocks,
real estate & other forms of wealth or
stores of value are exchanged.
We consider two types of assets
domestic bonds
domestic money
16. Total Real Wealth in the Economy
Supply of real wealth
W/P = M/P + VS where
W : Nominal wealth
P : General price level
VS: Stock of bonds
Demand for real wealth
W/P = L + V
L: Demand for money
V: Demand for bonds
In equilibrium
L + V = M/P + VS
Or (L - M/P) + (V - VS) = 0
17. Walras law
As long as money market is in
equilibrium (i.e. L = M/P), bond market
will also be in equilibrium.
18. Money Market Equations
L = M/P (Money market equim condition)
L = L0 + kY hr (Money demand)
M = uH (Money supply)
H = IR + CBC0 (High Powered Money)
IR = IR-1 + BP-1 (Int. Reserves adjustment)
19. Money Market Equations
Endogenous Variables Exogenous Variables
L: Liquidity Demand k: Income Sensitivity of L
r: Real interest Rate h: Interest Sensitivity of L
M: Nominal Money Supply u: Money Multiplier
H: High-Powered Money L0: Exogenous component of L
IR: International Reserves
P: General Price Level
CBC0: Central Bank Credit
20. Demand for Money
The demand for money can be linearized
to:
L = L0 + kY hr
21. Supply of Money
MS = Cp + CD
Cp: Currency (coin, dollar notes) in the
hand of the public
CD: Checkable deposits
M = H where
: the money multiplier
H: the high powered money (monetary base)
22. Central Banks Balance Sheet
Assets = IR + CBC
Liabilities = Cp + RE
IR + CBC = Cp + RE = H
H is created when the Central Bank acquires
assets in the form of international reserves, IR
(foreign exchange & gold), & Central Bank
credit, CBC (loans, discounts & government
bonds).
23. Simplified
Central Bank Balance Sheet
Assets Claims
International Reserves $100b Currency $240 b
Central Bank Credit $200b Cash in vaults $20 b
Currency in the hand of the public $220b
Deposits at the central bank $60 b
High Powered Money $300b High Powered Money $300 b
24. Effects of Open Market Purchase
on Central Banks Balance Sheet
Central bank purchase of securities (increase in
CBC).
Central bank check is deposited in the
commercial bank.
If the commercial bank decides to convert the
check into cash, the currency in vault (RE)
increases.
If commercial bank deposit the check at the
central bank, commercial bank deposit (RE)
increases.
25. Effects of a Drain of International Reserves
on Central Banks Balance Sheet
IR decreases & Commercial bank
deposit decreases. A BP deficit (surplus)
decreases (increases) H &, therefore,
tends to decrease (increase) MS.
28. Immediate-run Equilibrium
Immediate-run equilibrium is obtained when
both the product & the money markets are in
simultaneous equilibrium.
It occurs for a given level of fixed MS.
30. Foreign Trade Equations
BP = 0 (Foreign sector equim condition)
BP = NX + CF (Balance of Payments)
NX = X Q (Net Export function)
X = X0 + gePW/P (Export function)
Q = Q0 + mY jePW/P (Import function)
e = e-1 qBP (Exchange Rate adjustment)
CF = f(r rW) (Capital Flow equation)
31. Foreign Trade Equations
Endogenous Variables Exogenous Variables
NX : Net Exports (Trade Surplus) g : Exchange Rate Sensitivity of X
X : Value of Exports
Q : Value of Imports m : Marginal Propensity to Imp.
BP : Balance of Payments j : Exch. Rate Sensitivity of Q
Surplus f : Capital Mobility Coefficient
CF : Capital Flow (KAB Surplus)
e : Exchange Rate q : Exchange Rate Coefficient
(Domestic/Foreign Currency) rW : World Interest Rate
X0 : Exogenous Component of X
Q0 : Exogenous Component of Q
32. Foreign Trade Sector Equilibrium:
The BP Curve
BP = 0 => NX + f (r rW) = 0
With no capital mobility (f = 0)
NX = NX0 - mY = 0
Y = NX0/m
With perfect capital mobility
r = rW
With imperfect capital mobility
NX0 mY + f (r rW) = 0
=> r = [rW - NX0/f] + m/f * Y
33. BP with No Capital Mobility
Y = NX0/m
In particular form:
Y=
37. Short-run Equilibrium
An immediate-run equilibrium sustaining a BP
deficit & losses of international reserves leads
to a decline in MS & a leftward shift of the LM
curve.
A short-run equilibrium exists when all the
three markets are in equilibrium.
41. Sterilization Operations
Operations carried out by the Central
Bank in order to neutralize the effects
that its intervention in foreign exchange
markets has on H.
H = IR + CBC = 0
or CBC = - IR