According to a survey ("Big MacCurrencies," The Economist, April 17th 1993), in 1993, the average price of a Big Mac in the U.S. was $2.28. In Japan, Big Mac fans had to fork out ¥391 for this feast. What was the PPP implied exchange rate between the $ and the ¥?

"Roman Abramovitch" lecture: you must answer all questions. Displayed above is the (spot) foreign exchange market for the pound sterling and the GIG, the national currency of the country High Tech. At the initial equilibrium point X, 1 Pound 5 Gigs. Please answer the following questions: GIGS S₂ = 1 X O Z Se= DGIGS SE = DGIGS DE = SGIGS DE = SGIGS Billions of Pounds 1. Why does the supply curve for pounds slope upward? 2. Starting from an initial equilibrium of point X, consider a new, 5 billion pounds of capital inflow to High Tech. Under what situation would the new equilibrium be at point Y versus point Z? 3. Compare the (numerical) size of the monetary base or high-powered Money (Mo) at points X and Z. 4. If we knew that the money multiplier equals 2 and that the central bank of Freedonia had fully sterilized the capital inflow, could we estimate by how much real GDP would increase? 5. If the central bank decided instead not to sterilize, would the nominal or real gig exchange rate…

Data from The Economist BigMac index from January 2022 shows that the localprice of a Big Mac in Argentina is 450 Argentine pesos (ARS) and the price of a BigMac in Britain is 3.59 pounds sterling (GBP). The exchange rate XARS/GBP = 140.895.Assume there is no bid-ask spread. Calculate the pound sterling price of a Big Mac in Buenos Aires (capital ofArgentina) and the Argentine peso price of a Big Mac in London (capital ofthe UK)

Pick a good that is bought and sold internationally...the only condition is that you can find the price in the United States and the foreign price online (e.g., the iPhone sold in Mexico versus the United States).  Next, find the foreign price, domestic price, and the exchange rate before "testing" the degree to which purchasing power parity holds.    Elaborate upon why PPP might better hold for certain goods for certain countries, but not for others?  In other words, if we observe major departures from PPP, what might be the cause?

We saw in class that PPP conversion factors are different from market exchange rates because they are based on the actual purchasing powers of currencies. The table below shows the GDP of different countries in their local currency along with their GDP at the market exchange rate, population, and the PPP conversion factor. country GDP in 2017 GDP (US$s, at market ex.) PPP factor роpulation Japan 544¥ trillion $4.86 trillion 105 ¥/$ 127.5 million India 1717 trillion $2.65 trillion 20 7/$ 1339 million |Мexico 22 trillion pesos $1.16 trillion 11 pesos/$ 129 million Which country has the higher GDP per capita measured in purchasing power, India or Mexico? Mexico's average income is more than double India's India's average income is more than double Mexico's Mexico and India have similar average incomes not enough information is provided

The local currency in Peru is the Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PNS). In 2020, the official exchange rate between the PNS and the USD was 3 (i.e., 3 PNS = 1USD). Table 1 gives local currency prices of three goods in Peru and the United States. Table 1 also gives the expenditure shares of each good (i.e., what fraction of total expenditures do people spend on each good). Table 1. Local Prices & Expenditure Shares in Peru and the U.S. Item Expenditure Share Prices in Local Currencies Peru U.S. Corn (1 kg) T-Shirts (1 shirt) Rent (2 bedroom apartment) 0.3 6 PNS 2 USD 0.2 45 PNS 15 USD 0.5 1,000 PNS 1,000 USD 6. Calculate and report the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange rate between the PNS and the USD. PPP Exchange Rate: 7. Peru's GDP per capita in 2020 was 18,000 PNS. Calculate and report Peru's GDP per capita in USD using the Official Versus PPP exchange rates. Peru's GDP per capita in USD using Official Exchange Rate: Peru's GDP per capita in USD using PPP Exchange Rate: 8. Use the space…

n chapter 11, "International Economics," of Naked Economics, Charles Wheelan discusses international exchange rates, how these are determined, and how exchange rates impact the economy. Of the statements below, Wheelan includes all of them in his discussion of the value of the British pound (the Briish currency) in 1992, EXCEPT for this one. Which of the below statements does the NE chapter on "International Economics" NOT include? (What does this chapter NOT say?)  Group of answer choices   The international exchange rate for the British pound (or any other currency) in the international exchange rates market is determined by demand for that currency relative to its supply.   By increasing real interest rates to prop up the British pounds the British government would also be boosting the British economy which was in a state of economic recession at that time.   To prop up (increase) the exchange rate for the British pound the British government could use monetary policy and increase…

EXCHANGE RATE (Dollars per euro) The following graph shows the short-run supply schedule (S,) and demand schedule (D) for the euro. S, denotes the long-run supply schedule of euros. The initial equilibrium exchange rate is $1.20 per euro. Suppose that the demand for euros increases to D,. On the graph, use the tan point (dash symbol) to indicate the short-run equilibrium exchange rate. Then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the long-run equilibrium exchange rate. Note: Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes. The following graph shows the short-run supply schedule (So) and demand schedule (Do) for the euro. Si denotes the long-run supply schedule of euros. The initial equilibrium exchange rate is $1.20 per euro. Suppose that the demand for euros increases to D1. On the graph, use the tan point (dash symbol) to indicate the short-run equilibrium exchange rate. Then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the long-run equilibrium exchange rate. Note:…

Assume that you are studying exchange rates between India and the US. Assume that the equilibrium exchange rate in India is 76 Indian rupees per US dollar. Now suppose that the inflation rate falls in India. Which of the following choices shows a change we would expect to see in the Indian forex market? The demand for the US dollar would rise, leading to a depreciation of the Indian rupee. The demand for the Indian rupee would increase leading to an appreciation of the US dollar. The supply of the Indian rupee would rise leading to an appreciation of the Indian rupee. The supply of the US dollar would rise leading to an appreciation of the Indian rupee