Chapter 18: Q. 2 (page 495)
“A country is always worse off when its currency is weak (falls in value).” Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain your answer.
Short Answer
The statement is uncertain.
Chapter 18: Q. 2 (page 495)
“A country is always worse off when its currency is weak (falls in value).” Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain your answer.
The statement is uncertain.
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Go to the website that contains the most recent calculations of the Economist’s Big Mac Index, http://www .economist.com/content/big-mac-index.
a. Plot the relationship between the local price of a Big Mac and the actual exchange rate. Does this plot suggest that there is a close relationship between the local price and the actual exchange rate? Does this suggest that the theory of PPP has some validity? Explain why.
b. Does your evidence above indicate that PPP is a good theory for exchange rates in the short run?
c. Which country’s currency is the most overvalued in terms of purchasing power parity? Is it expensive or cheap to shop there?
d. Which country’s currency is the most undervalued in terms of purchasing power parity? Is it expensive or cheap to shop there?
Suppose the president of the United States announces a new set of reforms that includes a new anti-inflation program. Assuming the announcement is believed by the public, what will happen to the exchange rate on the U.S. dollar.
If a strike takes place in France, making it harder to buy French goods, what will happen to the value of the U.S. dollar?
You are considering buying a bottle of wine. Suppose that the euro appreciates by 15% with respect to the U.S. dollar. Are you more or less likely to buy a bottle of Californian wine or French wine?
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