EconomicPolicy宏觀經(jīng)濟學加州大學詹姆斯·布拉講義

QuestionsHowhastheworldorganizeditsinternationalmonetarysystem?Whatisafixedexchangeratesystem?Whatisafloatingexchangeratesystem?Whatarethecostsandbenefitsoffixedexchangeratesvis-à-visfloatingexchangerates?1Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.QuestionsHowhastheworldorg1QuestionsWhydomostcountriestodayhavefloatingexchangerates?WhyhaswesternEuroperecentlycreateda“monetaryunion”--anirrevocablecommitmenttofixedexchangerateswithinwesternEurope?Whatwerethecausesofthethreemajorcurrencycrisesofthe1990s?2Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.QuestionsWhydomostcountries2TheGoldStandardBeforeWorldWarI,nearlyalloftheworldeconomywasonthegoldstandardagovernmentwoulddefineaunitofitscurrencyasworthaparticularamountofgoldthecurrencywasconvertiblecouldbeconvertedintogoldfreelythecurrency’spriceintermsofgoldwasitsparity3Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheGoldStandardBeforeWorld3Figure15.2-GrowthoftheGoldStandard4Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.2-GrowthoftheGo4TheGoldStandardWhentwocountrieswereonthegoldstandard,theirnominalexchangeratewasfixedattheratiooftheirgoldparitiesatWorldWarIIparitiestheU.S.dollarwasequalto1/35ofanounceofgoldtheBritishpoundsterlingwassettoequal1/15.58333ouncesofgoldtheexchangerateofthedollarforthepoundwas￡1.00=$2.405Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheGoldStandardWhentwocoun5TheGoldStandardExampleofcurrencyarbitragetheU.S.governmentiswillingtobuygoldat$35perouncetheBritishgovernmentiswillingtobuygoldat￡15.58333perouncethepoundtradesfor$2.64(10%higherthantheratioofthegoldparities-$2.40)6Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheGoldStandardExampleofcu6TheGoldStandardSomeonewithanounceofgoldcouldtradeittotheBritishTreasuryfor￡15.58333tradethosepoundsfordollarsintheforeignexchangemarketandget$38.50tradethe$38.50totheU.S.Treasuryfor1.1ouncesofgoldrepeattheprocessasquicklyaspossible,makinga10%profiteachtimethecircleiscompleted7Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheGoldStandardSomeonewith7Figure15.1-HowtoProfitintheForeign-ExchangeMarket8Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.1-HowtoProfitin8Weaknessesofthe

GoldStandardThegoldstandardtendedtobedeflationaryundersomecircumstances,itpushedcountriestoraisetheirinterestrateswhichreducedoutputandincreasedunemploymentitneverprovidedacountervailingpushtoothercountriestolowertheirinterestrates9Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Weaknessesofthe

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GoldStandardIftheexchangerateisfloating,foreigners’domesticcurrencyearningsmustbeusedtobuyexportsortoinvestinthehomecountryTheexchangeratemovesupordowninresponsetothesupplyanddemandforforeignexchangeinordertomakeitso10Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Weaknessesofthe

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GoldStandardUnderagoldstandard,foreign-currencyearningscanalsobeusedtopurchasegoldfromtheforeigncountry’sTreasuryIfacountry’snetexportsplusnetforeigninvestmentarelessthanzero,itsTreasurywillfinditselflosinggoldthecountry’sgoldreservesshrink11Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Weaknessesofthe

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GoldStandardIfacountry’sgoldreservesareshrinking,ithasachoiceabandonthefixedexchangeratesystemmakeitmoreattractiveforforeignerstoinvestbyraisingdomesticinterestratesputscontractionarypressureontheeconomyCountriesgaininggoldfacenoincentivetolowerinterestratesinordertostayonthegoldstandard12Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Weaknessesofthe

GoldStandar12CollapseoftheGoldStandardThegoldstandardwassuspendedduringWorldWarIAfterthewarended,politiciansandcentralbankerssoughttorestoreittheybelieveditwasanimportantstepinrestoringprosperityAftertheGreatDepressionbegan,thegoldstandardbrokeapart13Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CollapseoftheGoldStandardT13CollapseoftheGoldStandardFourfactorsmadethegoldstandardalesssecuremonetarysystemeveryoneknewthatgovernmentscouldabandontheirgoldparitiesinanemergencyeveryoneknewthatgovernmentsweretryingtokeepinterestrateslowenoughtoproducefullemployment14Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CollapseoftheGoldStandardF14CollapseoftheGoldStandardFourfactorsmadethegoldstandardalesssecuremonetarysystemafterWorldWarI,countriesheldtheirreservesinforeigncurrenciesratherthangoldthepost-warsurpluseconomiesdidnotlowerinterestratesasgoldflowedin15Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CollapseoftheGoldStandardF15CollapseoftheGoldStandardAssoonasarecessionhit,governmentsfoundthemselvesunderpressuretoraiseinterestratesandloweroutputcouldeitherstayonthegoldstandardandfaceadeepdepressionorabandonthegoldstandardthefurthercountriesmovedawayfromtheirgold-standardrates,thefastertheyrecoveredfromtheGreatDepression16Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CollapseoftheGoldStandardA16Figure15.3-EconomicPerformanceandDegreeofExchangeRateDepreciationDuringtheGreatDepression17Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.3-EconomicPerform17TheBrettonWoodsSystemTheBrettonWoodsSystemwastheresultofaninternationalmonetaryconferencethattookplacein1944Threeprinciplesguidedthissysteminordinarytimes,exchangeratesshouldbefixedinextraordinarytimes,exchangeratesshouldbechangedaninstitutionwasneededtowatchovertheinternationalfinancialsystemtheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)18Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheBrettonWoodsSystemTheBr18TheBrettonWoodsSystemTheBrettonWoodsSystembrokedownintheearly1970stheU.S.founditselfwithalargetradedeficitandsoughttodevalueitscurrencySincethen,theexchangeratesofthemajorindustrialpowershavebeenfloatingexchangeratesfluctuateaccordingtosupplyanddemand19Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheBrettonWoodsSystemTheBr19HowaFixedExchangeRateSystemWorksAfixedexchangerateisacommitmentbyacountrytobuyandsellitscurrencyatfixed,unchangingprices(intermsofothercurrencies)thecentralbankorTreasurymustmaintainforeignexchangereservesthesereservesarelimited20Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.HowaFixedExchangeRateSyst20HowaFixedExchangeRateSystemWorksIfthereisahighdegreeofcapitalmobility,therealexchangerateissetbyThehighertheinterestratedifferentialinfavorofthehomecountry,theloweristheexchangerate21Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.HowaFixedExchangeRateSyst21Figure15.4-TheRealExchangeRate,

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InterestRateDifferentials22Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.4-TheRealExchang22HowaFixedExchangeRateSystemWorksIfcapitalishighlymobileandthefixedexchangerate(*)islowerthanforeignexchangespeculatorswillwanttosellthehomecurrencyforforeigncurrencythegovernmentspendsdownitsreservestokeeptheexchangerateat*,thecentralbankmustlowerinterestratesmonetarypolicynolongercanplayaroleindomesticstabilization23Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.HowaFixedExchangeRateSyst23Figure15.5-DomesticInterestRatesAreSetbyForeign-ExchangeSpeculators

andtheExchangeRateTarget24Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.5-DomesticInteres24HowaFixedExchangeRateSystemWorksThecentralbankmustsetthedomesticrealinterestrateequaltoanincreaseinforeigninterestrates(rf)requiresapoint-for-pointincreaseindomesticinterestratesanincreaseinforeignexchangespeculators’viewsofthelong-runvalueoftheexchangerate(

0)requiresanincreaseindomesticinterestrates25Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.HowaFixedExchangeRateSyst25Figure15.6-EffectofForeignShocksunderFixedExchangeRates26Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.6-EffectofForeig26HowaFixedExchangeRateSystemWorksIfcapitalmobilityislowtheexchangerateisalsoaffectedbythespeedatwhichthegovernmentisaccumulatingorspendingitsforeignexchangereserves(R)whenthegovernmentisaccumulatingreserves,thevalueofforeigncurrencyishigherthanitwouldotherwisebeitisincreasingforeigncurrencydemand27Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.HowaFixedExchangeRateSyst27Figure15.7-WithLimitedCapitalMobilityaCentralBankCanShiftthe

ExchangeRatebySpendingReserves28Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.7-WithLimitedCap28HowaFixedExchangeRateSystemWorksIfcapitalmobilityislowthecentralbankcanusemonetarypolicyfordomesticdisturbancesthisislimitedbythesensitivityofexchangeratestothemagnitudeofforeign-exchangemarketinterventionsperformedbythecentralbankandbytheamountofreservesthedomesticrealinterestratewillbe29Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.HowaFixedExchangeRateSyst29BenefitsofFixedExchangeRatesFloatingexchangeratesystemsaddriskdiscouragesinternationaltrademakestheinternationaldivisionoflaborlesssophisticatedThisisanimportantreasonbehindthedecisionofmostofwesternEuropetoformamonetaryunionfixtheirexchangeratesagainsteachotherirrevocably30Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.BenefitsofFixedExchangeRat30CostsofFixedExchangeRatesUnderfixedexchangerates,monetarypolicyistightlyconstrainedbytherequirementofmaintainingtheexchangerateatitsfixedparityFixedexchangeratesalsohavethedisadvantageofrapidlytransmittingmonetaryofconfidenceshocksinterestratesmoveintandemallacrosstheworldinresponseFixedexchangeratesalsomakelarge-scalecurrencycrisesmorelikely31Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CostsofFixedExchangeRatesU31FixedorFloatingExchangeRates?Isitmoreimportanttopreservetheabilitytousemonetarypolicytostabilizethedomesticeconomyratherthandedicatingmonetarypolicytoaconstantexchangerate?Isitmoreimportanttopreservetheconstancyofinternationalpricesandthusexpandthevolumeoftradeandthescopefortheinternationaldivisionoflabor?32Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.FixedorFloatingExchangeRat32FixedorFloatingExchangeRates?EconomistRobertMundellarguedthatthemajorreasontohavefloatingexchangeratesisthattheyallowadjustmenttoshocksthataffecttwocountriesdifferentlythisbenefitwouldbeworthlittleiftwocountriessufferedthesameshocksandreactedtotheminthesamewaythisbenefitwouldalsobeworthlittleiffactorsofproductionarehighlymobile33Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.FixedorFloatingExchangeRat33TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisisof1992AfterreunificationwithEastGermany,theWestGermangovernmentundertookaprogramofmassivepublicinvestmentthisshiftedtheIScurveouttheGermancentralbankraisedinterestratestokeepinflationundercontrol34Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisiso34Figure15.8-GermanFiscalPolicyandMonetaryResponseintheEarly1990s35Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.8-GermanFiscalPo35TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisisof1992TheincreaseininterestratesgeneratedariseintheGermanexchangeratevis-à-visthedollarandtheyenexportsfellOthercountriesinwesternEuropehadfixedtheirexchangeratestotheGermanmarkaspartoftheEuropeanExchangeRateMechanism36Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisiso36TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisisof1992TheriseinGermaninterestratesmeantthatthesewesternEuropeancountrieswererequiredtoraiseinterestratesaswelltherequiredinterestrateincreasethreatenedtosendtheotherEuropeancountriesintoarecession37Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisiso37Figure15.9-EffectofGermanPolicyonOtherEuropeanCountries38Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.9-EffectofGerman38TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisisof1992ForeignexchangespeculatorsdidnotbelievethatthesewesternEuropeangovernmentswouldkeepthispromisetomaintainthefixedexchangerateparitywhenunemploymentbegantorise

0rosewhichcausedanadditionalriseinthedomesticrealinterestraterequiredtomaintainexchangerateparity39Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisiso39TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisisof1992DifferentgovernmentsinwesternEuropeundertookdifferentstrategiessomespentreservesinthehopethatitdemonstratedtheircommitmenttomaintainingtheexchangerateparitysometriedtodemonstratethattheywoulddefendtheparitynomatterhowhightheinterestrateneededtobesomeabandonedthefixedexchangerateandlettheircurrenciesfloatTheendresultwastheformationoftheEuropeanMonetaryUnion40Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEuropeanCurrencyCrisiso40TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof1994-1995TheMexicancurrencycrisiswasasurprisetomosteconomicanalyststhegovernment’sbudgetwasbalancedthegovernment’swillingnesstoraiseinterestrateswasnotinquestiontheMexicanpesowasnotovervaluedThepesolosthalfofitsvalueinfourmonthsstartinginDecemberof199441Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof41TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof1994-1995Concernsaboutpoliticalstabilityreducedforeignexchangespeculators’estimatesofthelong-runvalueofthepesoandraisedtheirassessmentof

0theMexicangovernmentspent$50billioninforeignreservesandeventuallyranoutitdevaluedthepesoandletitfloatagainsttheU.S.dollartheriseincausedafurtherincreasein0thevalueoftheMexicangovernment’sdebtalsoincreased,whichledtofurtherincreasesin042Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof42TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof1994-1995TheMexicangovernmenthadtwooptionsitcouldraiseinterestratesthelevelofinterestratesrequiredwouldproduceaGreatDepressioninMexicoitcouldkeepinterestrateslowandletthevalueofforeigncurrencyrisemuchfurtherMexicancompaniesandtheMexicangovernmentwouldbeunabletopaytheirdollar-denominateddebtsMexico’sforeigntradewouldfalldrastically43Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof43TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof1994-1995TheU.S.madedirectloanstoMexicotheseloansbuiltMexico’sforeign-exchangereservesbacktoacomfortablelevelthisalloweddomesticinterestratestoremainrelativelylowtheMexicangovernmentwasalsoabletorefinanceitsdebtconfidencewasrestoredthattheMexicangovernmentwouldnotbeforcedtoresorttodefaultorhyperinflation44Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheMexicanCurrencyCrisisof44Figure15.10-Mexico’sNominalExchangeRate:TheValueoftheU.S.Dollar

inMexicanPesos45Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.10-Mexico’sNomina45TheEastAsianCurrencyCrisisof1997-1998Inmid-1997,foreigninvestorsbegantoworryaboutthelong-runsustainabilityofgrowthinEastAsiatheybegantochangetheiropinionsofthefundamentallong-termvalueofEastAsia’sexchangerates(

0)thevalueofthecurrenciesfellcausingafurtherchangein046Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEastAsianCurrencyCrisis46TheEastAsianCurrencyCrisisof1997-1998ItalsobecameclearthatmanyofEastAsia’sbanksandcompanieshadborrowedheavilyabroadinamountsdenominatedindollarsoryentheseloanshadbeenusedtomakenon-profitableinvestmentsthisleadtofurtherdecreasesin047Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEastAsianCurrencyCrisis47TheEastAsianCurrencyCrisisof1997-1998Therewasaviciouscyclecreatedeachdeclineintheexchangerateraisedtheburdenofforeign-denominateddebtandraisedtheprobabilityofbankruptcyeachriseintheperceivedburdenofforeign-denominateddebtcausedafurtherlossinthevalueoftheexchangerateTheIMFsteppedinwithloanstoboostforeignexchangereservespromisestoimprovebankingregulationweremadeinreturn48Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TheEastAsianCurrencyCrisis48Figure15.11-ExchangeRatesDuringtheAsianCurrencyCrisis49Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.11-ExchangeRates49Figure15.11-ExchangeRatesDuringtheAsianCurrencyCrisis50Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Figure15.11-ExchangeRates50ManagingCrisesTheexchangerateequationoffersacountryamenuofchoicesforitsvalueoftherealexchangerate()anditsvalueofthedomesticrealinterestrate(r)thehigherthedomesticrealinterestrate,themoreappreciatedistheexchangerate51Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ManagingCrisesTheexchangera51ManagingCrisesIfinternationalinvestorssuddenlyloseconfidenceinthefutureofthecountry’seconomy,themenuofchoicesthatthecountryhasdeterioratesifthedomesticrealinterestrateistoremainunchanged,theexchangeratemustdepreciateiftheexchangerateistoremainunchanged,thedomesticrealinterestratemustrise52Copyright?2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ManagingCrisesIfinternationa52ManagingCrisesBecausealargerise