eco 4713 exchange rate elasticity of exports
***Refer to the following information to answer questions 1 – 3.
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Exchange rate elasticity of exports |
Exchange rate elasticity of imports |
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Short run |
Long run |
Short run |
Long run |
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France |
-0.49 |
-0.60 |
0.48 |
1.25 |
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Japan |
-0.72 |
-0.97 |
1.01 |
1.61 |
- (1 point) (1) Is the Marshall-Lerner condition satisfied in the short run in France? (1) Is the Marshall-Lerner condition satisfied in the long run in France?
- (1 point) (1) Is the Marshall-Lerner condition satisfied in the short run in Japan? (2) Is the Marshall-Lerner condition satisfied in the long run in Japan?
- (2 points) (1) Explain the J-curve effect. (2) Draw the J curve for France. Does the J curve show up in France? (3) Draw the J curve for Japan. Does the J curve show up in Japan?
- (2 points) (1) Explain the exchange rate pass-through. (2) The exchange rate pass-through rate for the United States is 0.42, and the exchange rate pass-through rate for Japan is 0.8. If the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen has risen by 10% (say from ¥100 per dollar to ¥110 per dollar), what will happen to import prices in the United States and Japan, respectively?

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