5) Because capital flows were an important element in the currency crises, it has been advocated that emerging markets countries avoid the financial instability by restricting capital mobility. Assess the extent to which you agree with this statement 6) If a country's par exchange rate is overvalued, what kind of intervention would that country's central bank be forced to undertake, and what kind of effect would it have on its international reserves? What must happen if this country's central bank decides not to intervene anymore?

If the economy enters a recessionary gap, then incomes in the economy decrease, which reduce income tax revenues earned by the government. When the economy enters a recession, unemployment compensation increases due to an increase in jobless claims. In other words, the government budget deficit increases. Begin with the open economy financial market in equilibrium. What will happen to the U.S. savings and net capital inflow function if the U.S. budget deficit increases? What will to the investment function if the U.S. budget deficit increases? What will happen to the real rate of interest if the U.S. budget deficit increases? What will happen to the quantity saved/invested if the U.S. budget deficit increases? Given the change in the level of savings, what would happen to the level of consumption?

In the paper by Degrauwe, The Governance of a Fragile Eurozone by Paul De Grauwe, he argues that the fundamental problem in the Euro-zone today is that countries cannot borrow in their own currencies.  Explain what he means by this and what the consequences of this are for Euro-zone countries currently in crisis. DeGrauwe argues that countries in the Eurozone monetary union can face both liquidity and solvency crises – problems that could not occur in a country that issues its own currency, like the UK.  Explain. Refer to his comparison of Spain to the UK.

Evaluate the usefulness of relative power purchasing parity (PPP) in predicting movements in foreign exchange rates on: a. Short-term basis (for example, three months). b. Long-term basis (for example, six years).

A. Canada produces natural resources (coal, natural gas, and others), the demand for which has increased rapidly as China and other emerging economies expand. i. Explain how growth in the demand for Canada's natural resources would affect the demand for Canadian dollars in the foreign exchange market. Explain how the supply of Canadian dollars would change. ii. iii. Explain how the value of the Canadian dollar would change. iv. Illustrate your answer with a graphical analysis. 1

What would be a major disadvantage to dollarization? How would a central bank work in a country that has dollarized?

PQ 23 Assuming a flexible exchange rate, in the balance model, what effect, other factors constant, will a foreign government budget deficit financed by issuing bonds have on the home country's currency value?

How will the following event affect variables 1 through 3 in the foreign exchange market under a flexible exchange rate system; other things unchanged. Event: The U.S. Central Bank (the Fed) purchases US dollar using pesos it has on reserve: Variable 1: Supply of pesos in the foreign exchange market ___(increase, decrease, unaffected; briefly explain why). Variable 2: Value of pesos in the foreign exchange market ____(appreciate, depreciate, unaffected; briefly explain why). Variable 3: Mexican goods exported to the U.S. ______________(increase, decrease, unaffected; briefly explain why).

How will the following event affect variables 1 through 3 in the foreign exchange market under a flexible exchange rate system; other things unchanged. Event: The U.S. Central Bank (the Fed) starts buying Chinese currency using dollar reserves: Variable 1: Supply of dollar in the foreign exchange market ___(increase, decrease, unaffected: briefly explain why). Variable 2: Value of dollar in the foreign exchange market unaffected: briefly explain why). Variable 3: American goods exported to China unaffected: briefly explain why). (appreciate, depreciate, (increae, decrease,

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