Under flexible exchange rates, an expansionary monetary policy
leads to a decrease in the interest rate,...
Under flexible exchange rates, an expansionary monetary policy
leads to a decrease in the interest rate, and thus a depreciation
of the exchange rate.’ Explain and critically evaluate this
statement using IS-LM-IP and IS-MP-IP models.
1) explain the effect of expansionary domestic monetary policy
in a country with flexible exchange rates. explain the linkages as
the money moves through the economy and has its effects on the
capital and current accounts as well as on domestic spending. Is
the monetary policy enhanced or made weaker by the flexible
exchange rate? explain
2) explain the effect of expansionary fiscal
policy in a country with flexible exchange rates. explain the
linkages as the changes move through the economy...
Examine the effects of a decrease in foreign output and foreign
interest rate under
flexible-exchange rate regime when the goal of the central bank
is to achieve output stability(Hint: Use Mundell-Fleming model)
.What happens to the components of demand?
Under a flexible exchange rate system if the Reserve Bank eases
monetary policy, this will increase:
Select one:
a. the demand for Australian dollars and cause it to
depreciate
b. supply the of Australian dollars and cause it to
appreciate
c. net exports
d. the demand for Australian dollars and cause it to
appreciate
Examine the effects of a decrease in foreign output and foreign
interest rate under flexible exchange rate regime when the goal of
the central bank is to achieve output stability (Hint: Use Mundell
- Fleming model). What happens to the components of demand?
draw the relevant graph
The IS/LM/BP analysis suggests that, under flexible exchange
rates,
Select one:
a. monetary policy is less powerful for affecting national
income than under fixed exchange rates.
b. a country may have difficulty in staying on the LM curve.
c. expansionary fiscal policy may, in theory, cause either
depreciation or appreciation of the home currency.
d. expansionary fiscal policy will always lead to a decline in
national income.
7. Monetary policy
a. Explain how and why expansionary monetary policy affects the
nation’s exchange rate.
b. Explain how and why contractionary monetary policy affects
stock prices and the net worth of firms. According to Tobin’s q,
what is the implication for the effect of contractionary policy on
desired investment spending by firms? Explain.
c. According to the credit channel theory of monetary policy
transmission, how does expansionary monetary policy affect adverse
selection problems in credit markets? Explain.
Under fixed exchange rates, excessive monetary growth
leads to balance of payments problems.
Under floating exchange rates, it leads to a currency
problem.
Discuss these statements with
reference to the monetary approach to the balance of
payments.
3) explain the effect of expansionary domestic monetary policy
in a country with fixed exchange rates. explain the linkages as the
money moves through the economy and has its effects on the capital
and current accounts as well as on domestic spending. Is the
monetary policy enhanced or made weaker by the fixed exchange rate?
explain
4) explain the effect of expansionary domestic fiscal policy in
a country with fixed exchange rates. explain the linkages as the
changes move through...