Exam 18: Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention

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Explain how a country whose currency is the reserve currency can use monetary policy for macroeconomic stabilization.In particular,explain the result if that country doubled its domestic money supply.

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Balance of payments crises under fixed exchange rates occur because of

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Industrialized countries typically ________ their floating exchange rates.Developing countries often ________ their floating exchange rates.

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A system of managed floating exchange rates is

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The expectation of future revaluation causes a balance of payments crisis marked by

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The signaling effect of foreign exchange intervention

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A balance sheet for the central bank of Pecunia is shown below: Central Bank Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities Foreign assets $1,000 Deposits held by private banks $500 Domestic assets $1,500 Currency in circulation $2,000 Please write the new balance sheet if the bank sells $100 worth of foreign bonds for domestic currency.

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If assets are imperfect substitutes,then a decrease in the amount of domestic currency bonds held by the public will ________ the risk premium and ________ the amount of domestic currency bonds held by the central bank.

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Briefly describe two systems for fixing the exchange rates of all currencies against each other and the time periods in which they were used.

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Under fixed rates,which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate?

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A balance sheet for the central bank of Pecunia is shown below: Central Bank Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities Foreign assets $1,000 Deposits held by private banks $500 Domestic assets $1,500 Currency in circulation $2,000 Please write the new balance sheet if the bank makes a sterilized transaction by selling $100 of foreign assets for domestic currency and then purchasing $100 of domestic assets by writing a check on itself.

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Use a figure to explain the potential effectiveness of fiscal policy to spur on the economy under a fixed exchange rate.

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Under fixed exchange rates,which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate?

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Does the signalling effect of foreign exchange intervention support or refute the claim that assets cannot be perfect substitutes if sterilized intervention is going to have any effect? Please explain.

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What are the factors affecting the demand for foreign currency?

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Central banks often intervene in currency markets.This activity is called

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Use a figure to explain how a balance of payments crisis occurs and its hand in capital flight.

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Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate?

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Which one of the following statements is most correct?

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Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate?

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