Pessimistic expectations for the future economy reduces overall consumption. Using your previous results on changes to the real interest rate and the net capital outflow (NCO), let's turn our attention to the Foreign-Currency Exchange Market.
As a result of pessimistic expectations and lower overall consumption, based on the Foreign-Currency Exchange market, the real exchange rate will _____________ and net exports will _____________.
A increase; decrease
B increase; increase
C decrease; decrease
D decrease; increase
Option (A).
Pessimistic expectation and lower consumption will decrease import demand, reducing the demand for foreign currency. This will depreciate foreign currency and appreciate domestic currency, increasing the exchange rate. As domestic currency appreciates, exports decrease, reducing net exports.
Pessimistic expectations for the future economy reduces overall consumption. Using your previous results on changes to...
Suppose the United Kingdom can be modelled as a small open economy. With the aid of diagrams of the Market for Loanable Funds and the Market for Foreign Currency Exchange, describe what would happen to the net capital outflow, the real exchange rate and net exports if there is an increase in the perceived risk of holding British assets after exit from the European Union.
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Using the three-panel diagram, illustrate what happens in the US
economy if consumers save more money than they otherwise would
have. This will shift curve (b)—the supply curve in the market for
loanable funds. What happens to the interest rate? The amount of
funds loaned? Net Capital Outflow? Net Exports? The real exchange
rate?
ir (a) Qlot loorable NCO funds) Q( of dollars)
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