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DSE 2012 Question 59: Open-economy macroeconomics

Let us now bring in an asset market and a foreign exchange market. The asset market equilibrium (LM) is M‾=l1Y−l2r\overline{M}=l_{1}Y-l_{2}rM=l1​Y−l2​r. The foreign exchange market equilibrium is the interest parity condition r=r∗+1ε(εe−ε)r=r^{*}+\dfrac{1}{\varepsilon}(\varepsilon^{e}-\varepsilon)r=r∗+ε1​(εe−ε), with r∗r^{*}r∗ the foreign interest rate and εe\varepsilon^{e}εe the expected future exchange rate. For given r∗r^{*}r∗ and εe\varepsilon^{e}εe, derive the level of output that clears both the asset market and the foreign exchange market as a function of the real exchange rate ε\varepsilonε. Plotting YYY against ε\varepsilonε (with ε\varepsilonε on the vertical axis), you will get

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Let us now bring in an asset market and a foreign exchange market. The asset market equilibrium (LM) is M̅=l₁Y-l₂r. The foreign exchange market equilibrium is the interest parity condition r=r*+1/ε(ε^e-ε), with r* the foreign interest rate and ε^e the expected future exchange rate. For given r* and ε^e, derive the level of output that clears both the asset market and the foreign exchange market as a function of the real exchange rate ε. Plotting Y against ε (with ε on the vertical axis), you will get (A) A positively sloped schedule if the Marshall-Lerner condition is satisfied (B) A negatively sloped schedule if the Marshall-Lerner condition is satisfied (C) A positively sloped schedule irrespective of the Marshall-Lerner condition (D) A negatively sloped schedule irrespective of the Marshall-Lerner condition

Also written as: Let us now bring in an asset market and a foreign exchange market. The asset market equilibrium (LM) is M_bar=l_1Y-l_2r. The foreign exchange market equilibrium is the interest parity condition r=r*+1/epsilon(epsilon^e-epsilon), with r* the foreign interest rate and epsilon^e the expected future exchange rate. For given r* and epsilon^e, derive the level of output that clears both the asset market and the foreign exchange market as a function of the real exchange rate epsilon. Plotting Y against epsilon (with epsilon on the vertical axis), you will get

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This question is on The Mundell-Fleming model: IS, LM and BP, part of Open-economy macroeconomics in International Economics.

The open-economy extension of IS-LM with a balance-of-payments schedule.

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