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Open Economy AS/AD Model
Prof. Lutz Hendricks
Econ520
November 13, 2013
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Objectives
In this section you will learn:
1 how to analyze an open economy in the medium run (AS/AD model)2 how the effects of policies and shocks differ from the short run3 why the medium run outcomes under floating and pegging are similar
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Short vs Medium Run
Short run:
P is fixed.Any adjustment of the real exchange rate must work through thenominal exchange rate:
= EP/P (1)
Medium run:
P adjustsAny change in E can be mimicked by a change in P
same effect on no other real effects of money in the medium run
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Fixed Exchange Rates
Fixed Exchange Rate Model
We need to clear these markets:
1 Foreign exchange: UIP with fixed E implies: i = i
2 Money:M/P = YL(i) (2)
Endogenous: M/P,Y3 Goods:
1 demand:
Y = C(YT) + I(Y, ipie) +G+NX(Y,Y, EP/P) (3)
2 supply:P = Pe(1+m)F(1Y/L,z) (4)
Endogenous: Y,P (really also pie, but lets set that aside)5 / 35
Market Clearing
Short run:
Pe fixedAS is upward sloping
Medium run:
Pe = Pvertical AS curve determines Yn by itself:
1 = (1+m)F(1Yn/L,z) (5)
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Irrelevance of Money
We show:
The goods market determines Y and PThe money market determines M
so that i = i holds at all times
The Fed has no control over the money supplyThis is true in short run and medium runKey assumption: high capital mobility (UIP holds).
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Aggregate Demand
Start from IS with i = i:
Y = C(YT) + I(Y, ipie) +G+NX(Y,Y, EP/P) (6)
Simplify:
Y = Y(EP/P,G,T
)(7)
Negative slope: P = Y this works through the real exchange rate and NX
New shifters: Y, i,P,E
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Aggregate Demand
M/P no longer shifts ADWhy not?
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Analyzing the Model
We can forget about the money market and UIP and just analyzeAS:
P = Pe(1+m)F(1Y/L,z) (8)
AD:Y = Y
(EP/P,G,T
)(9)
Short run: Pe is given.Medium run: Pe = P.Transition: Pe P shifts AS.
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Analysis: Medium Run
P = Pe: AS is vertical and determines Yn:
1 = (1+m)F (1Yn/L,z) Yn
P adjusts to get the right real exchange rate, such that AD = Yn:
Yn = Y(EP/P,G,T
) P
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AS/AD GraphPr
ice
leve
l, P
AD
AS
A
Output, Y
YnY
Short run: Pe is fixed.Output is not at the naturalrate.
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Adjustment Over Time
AD
A
Yn
AS
B
AS !
Y
Output, Y
Pric
e le
vel,
P
Initially: Pe > P.W/P too high.Pe falls over time.AS shifts down
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What Differs From Closed Economy?
Closed economy:
P = M/P = i = I Open economy:
P = NX
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Devaluation
Instead of waiting for P to fall, why not simply lower E?The effect on the real exchange rate and on demand is the same.Avoid the painful period of unemployment.
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Devaluation
AD
A
Yn
AS
C
B
AD !
Output, Y
Pric
e le
vel,
P
"E < 0
Y
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A Free Lunch?
Now fixed exchange rates look like a free lunch.Avoid exchange rate volatilityGain instant adjustment to full employment through devaluation.Whats the catch?
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Example: Fiscal expansion
Y
P
AD
Yn
Pe
Shock: G Medium run:Short run:Process:
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Example: Increase in i
Y
P
AD
Yn
Pe
Shock: i Medium run:Short run:Process:
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Currency Crises
Currency Crises
Under the peg: UIP implies i = i
But what happens if investors doubt the peg?UIP:
it = it xt (10)
xt =Eet+1Et
Et(11)
In general, the depreciation term xt can be positive or negative.But the peg offers insurance to those to bet against the peg: xt cannever be positive.
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Currency Crises
Example:
25% chance of 20% devaluation over the next monthxt = 0.750+0.250.2 =0.05investors demand an interest premium of 5% per month tocompensate for this risk
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Policy Options
1 Raise i by 60%major recession as borrowing shuts down
2 Raise i by less than 60%
capital outflowsCB must sell FX and eventually runs out of reserves
3 Devalue the currency
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Lessons
1 Fixed exchange rates are fragile1 they can only be sustained as long as investors remain utterly
convinced that a peg will hold2 betting against a peg is insured by the government
2 Fixed exchange rates can collapse without reasonIf many investors believe the peg will fail, it will fail.
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Crisis Examples
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Crisis Examples19
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec1992 1993
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0.95
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FINLANDSWEDENUKITALYSPAINFRANCEPORTUGAL
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Which Exchange Rate Regime Is Best?
The costs of fixing the exchange rate
1 Loss of monetary autonomy.
Import the U.S. inflation rate
2 Risk of speculative attacks.3 Volatile interest rates.4 Loss of automatic adjustment to certain shocks.
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Benefits of fixing the exchange rate
1 Loss of monetary autonomy.
Import the U.S. inflation rate
2 Incentives for fiscal discipline.
Cannot print money to finance budget deficits.
3 Stable exchange rate
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The Impossible Trinity
Exchange rate regimes pursue 3 goals:1 Stable exchange rates2 Monetary autonomy3 Free capital flows.
Only 2 of the 3 goals are attainable.
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The Impossible Trinity
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Which regime is best?
The answer depends on the characteristics of the country.Large, relatively closed countries can handle volatile currencies - theyusually float.Small countries with a major trading partner may want to peg
But beware of pegging against the wrong country (Argentina).
Countries with questionable central banks may want to peg
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Example: Regime Choice
1 USA vs rest of the world2 Canada vs USA3 Argentina vs USA vs Brazil
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Currency Unions
If the exchange rate is fixed, why not get rid of it?Main example: EuroBenefits:
lower transactions costscredibilityspeculative attacks no longer possible.
Costs:
irreversible: cannot devalue in response to shocksloss of monetary policy
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Reading
Blanchard / Johson, Macroeconomics, 6th ed., ch. 21
Additional reading:
Jones, Macroeconomics, ch. 15.
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IntroductionModel: Fixed ePolicy analysis: fixed e
CrisesChoice of regime