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    Chapter 12: Mundell Fleming Models

    1. Use the Mundell–Fleming model to predict what would happen to aggregate income, the
    exchange rate, and the trade balance under both floating and fixed exchange rates in response to
    each of the following shocks:
    a. A fall in consumer confidence about the future induces consumers to spend less and save more.
    b. The introduction of a stylish line of Toyotas makes some consumers prefer foreign cars over
    domestic cars.
    c. The introduction of automatic teller machines reduces the demand for money.

    2. The Mundell–Fleming model takes the world interest rate r* as an exogenous variable. Let’s
    consider what happens when this variable changes.
    a. What might cause the world interest rate to rise?
    b. In the Mundell–Fleming model with a floating exchange rate, what happens to aggregate
    income, the exchange rate, and the trade balance when the world interest rate rises?
    c. In the Mundell–Fleming model with a fixed exchange rate, what happens to aggregate income,
    the exchange rate, and the trade balance when the world interest rate rises?

    3. Business executives and policymakers are often concerned about the “competitiveness’’ of
    American industry (the ability of U.S. industries to sell
    their goods profitably in world markets).
    a. How would a change in the exchange rate affect competitiveness?
    b. Suppose you wanted to make domestic industries more competitive but did not want to alter
    aggregate income. According to the Mundell– Fleming model, what combination of monetary
    and fiscal policies should you pursue?

    Modified Money Demand


    4. Suppose that money demand depends on disposable income, so that the equation for the money
    market becomes M/P = L(r, Y -T). Analyze the impact of a tax cut in a small open economy on
    the exchange rate and income under both floating and fixed exchange rates.

    Large Country
    5. Consider a large open economy. What happens to the money supply, the interest rate, the
    exchange rate, and the trade balance in response to each of the following shocks?
    a. The president raises taxes to reduce the budget deficit.
    b. The president restricts the import of Japanese cars.

    6. Assume that the goal of the central bank in a large open economy is to stabilize income, and
    that it adjusts the money supply accordingly. Under this policy, what happens to the money
    supply, the interest rate, the exchange rate, and the trade balance in response to increase in taxes.
    Short-Run vs Long-Run
    7. Consider the following problems within Mundell-Fleming framework.

    a. What is the short-run effects of a decrease in exports on a small open economy with perfect
    capital mobility and fixed exchange rates. (Assume that the economy initially is at full-
    employment income level and has a balanced trade.)
    If the government takes no action, what will happen in this economy in the long-run?

    b. What is the short-run effects of a decrease in Money Demand on a small open economy with
    perfect capital mobility and flexible exchange rates. (Assume that the economy initially is at full-
    employment income level and has a balanced trade.)
    If the government and central bank take no action, what will happen in this economy in
    the long-run?

    Imperfect Capital Mobility (BOP=0 line included)

    8. Now assume that the economy is using flexible exchange rate system but has imperfect capital
    mobility with BOP = 0 line flatter than the LM curve. What will be the short-run effects of the
    decrease in government spending on this economy. (Assume that the economy is initially at full-
    employment income level and has a balanced trade.)

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