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Chapter 26, Problem 9SPA
(a)
To determine
Identify Country J’s current exchange rate policy.
(b)
To determine
Identify politicians’ exchange rate policy in the short run and explain the policy that has no effect on the exchange rate in the long run.
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With the strengthening of the yen against the U.S. dollar in 2010, Japan’s central bank did not take any action. A leading Japanese politician has called on the central bank to take actions to weaken the yen, saying it will help exporters in the short run and have no long-run effects.
a. What is Japan’s current exchange rate policy
b. What does the politician want the exchange rate policy to be in the short run? Why would such a policy have no effect on the exchange rate in the long run?
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professors note
Supply and demand for currencies can be tricky, not least due to the confusing idea that what we are buying or selling is money itself!
Once you can wrap your mind around the idea that money is what is being obtained for other money, the next set of questions relates to what would or could make the price of one money change in terms of another.
To this effect, I'd recommend a primer from Investopedia: Six Factors That Influence Exchange Rates.
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