chapter 6 open-economy macroeconomics: basic concepts © 2007 thomson south-western
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Chapter 6
Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic
Concepts
© 2007 Thomson South-Western
Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts Open and Closed Economies
A closed economy is one that does not interact with other economies in the world.
There are no exports, no imports, and no capital flows for a closed economy.
An open economy is one that trades goods, services and capital freely with other economies around the world.
Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts An open economy interacts with other
countries in two ways. It buys and sells goods and services in world
product markets. It buys and sells capital assets in world
financial markets.
THE INTERNATIONAL FLOW OF GOODS AND CAPITAL The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, and Net
Exports Turkey is an open economy—it imports and
exports large quantities of goods and services. After 1980s, international trade and finance
have become increasingly important. Trade liberalization: free flow of goods and
services across borders. Financial liberalization: free flow of capital
across borders.
The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, Net Exports Net exports (NX) are the value of a nation’s
exports minus the value of its imports. Net exports are also called the trade balance. A trade deficit is a situation in which net
exports (NX) are negative. Turkey has traditionally had a trade deficit with the rest of the world. Trade deficit: Imports > Exports
The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, Net Exports A trade surplus is a situation in which net
exports (NX) are positive. During WW II years, Turkey had a trade surplus. Trade surplus: Exports > Imports
Balanced trade refers to when net exports are zero—exports and imports are exactly equal.
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The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, Net Exports Factors That Affect Net Exports
The prices of goods at home and abroad. If price of Turkish goods relative to other goods go up, what happens to NX?
The exchange rates at which people can use domestic currency to buy foreign currencies. If lira appreciates, what happens to trade balance?
The policies of the government toward international trade: tariffs and quotas on imports. İf tariffs increase, what happens to NX?
The Flow of Goods: Exports, Imports, Net Exports Factors That Affect Net Exports
The incomes of consumers at home and abroad. If per capita GDP increases in Turkey relative to others, what happens to NX?
The costs of transporting goods from country to country. İf transportation costs decrease,....
The tastes of consumers for domestic and foreign goods. İf Turks start liking Italian furniture, what happens?
The Flow of Capital: Net Capital Outflow Net capital outflow (NCO) refers to the
purchase of foreign assets (lending) by domestic residents (banks, firms, etc.) minus the purchase of domestic assets (lending) by foreigners.
Two types: Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and Foreign direct investment (FDI). Difference: FDI takes control of the enterprise, FPI does not. FPI is short term, FDI is long term.
NCO is the opposite of Net Capital İnflows (NCI): NCO = - NCI.
Flow of Capital: FPI Examples: A Turkish firm buys stock in General Motors
(+NCO) and a Mexican bank buys stocks of Vestel (-NCO).
Turkish bank buys stocks of Telmex, the Mexican phone company, +NCO, -NCI.
Japanese company buys a Turkish Treasury Bond, -NCO, +NCI.
Turkish bank or firm borrows money from a foreign bank or firm (ex: Deutsche Bank), -NCO, +NCI. Akbank lends money to Albanian bank: +NCO, -NCI.
Flow of Capital: FDI Examples:
British company buys Migros: -NCO, +NCI. Bank of Greece buys Finansbank: -NCO,
+NCI. Koç Holding buys Grundig: +NCO, -NCI.
The Flow of Capital: Factors
Variables that Influence NCO The real interest rates being paid on foreign
assets affect FPI. How much (RIR) does the US Treasury Bond pay? (~1%)
The real interest rates (RIR) being paid on domestic assets. How much RIR does Turkish treasury bond pay? (~13%)
Currently, Turkish treasury bonds pay nominal 19%. İf expected inflation is 6%, real interest rate is 13%: probably largest in the world.
The Flow of Capital: Factors
Variables that Influence NCO Risk of default (country risk). The perceived
economic and political risks of holding assets abroad. Russian government issued a moratorium (postponement of foreign debt repayments) in 1998. Foreign Investors pulled their money out of Russia: Capital Flight.
The government policies that affect foreign ownership of domestic assets. Are there restrictions on foreigners buying Turkish banks, companies, land (FDI) or stocks, bonds (FPI)?
The Equality of Net Exports and Net Capital Outflow For an economy as a whole, NX and NCO
must balance each other so that:
NCO = NX This holds true because every transaction
that affects one side must also affect the other side by the same amount. Ex: When TR buys net imports of $100 worth of goods, must pay with some Turkish assets.
The Equality of Net Exports and Net Capital Outflow
NCO = NX Ex: Turkey’s imports exceed its exports by $
52 billion in 2006. This means Turkey must sell something and receive dollars to pay for extra imports. Turkey sells stocks or bonds, i.e. (Foreign portfolio investment). Turkey borrows, foreigners lend. Or foreigners buy or start a company in Turkey (foreign direct investment). Then, NX = -$52 billion = NCO is negative, NCI is +52 billion.
Saving, Investment, and Their Relationship to the International Flows Net exports is a component of GDP:
Y = C + I + G + NX National saving is the income of the nation
that is left after paying for current consumption and government purchases:
Y – C – G = I + NX
Saving, Investment, and Their Relationship to the International Flows National saving (S) equals Y – C – G so:
S = I + NX or, since NX = NCO (-NCI),
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Table 1 International Flows of Goods and Capital: Summary
Figure 2: US National Saving, Domestic Investment, and Net Foreign Investment
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The Prices For International Transactions: Real And Nominal Exchange Rates
International transactions are influenced by international prices.
The two most important international prices are the nominal exchange rate and the real exchange rate.
The nominal exchange rate is the rate at which a person can trade the currency of one country for the currency of another.
Nominal Exchange Rates
Nominal Exchange Rates
The nominal exchange rate is expressed in two ways: İn units of TLs per one unit of the foreign
currency (dollars): 1.34 TL/USD Or in units of foreign currency (dollars) per one
YTL: 0.746 USD/TL
Define ETL/USD as the nominal exchange rate. İt shows how many TLs one can buy with 1 dollar.
Nominal Exchange Rates
Appreciation refers to an increase in the value of a currency as measured by the amount of foreign currency it can buy.
Depreciation refers to a decrease in the value of a currency as measured by the amount of foreign currency it can buy.
Nominal Exchange Rates (NER)
Today, EYTL/USD = 1,28 TL/USD. If a crisis occurs and EYTL/USD= 1,38 TL/USD tomorrow, this means lira has appreciated or depreciated?
If one lira buys less (more) dollars then there is a depreciation (appreciation) of the lira.
How Are Exchange Rates Determined? The purchasing-power parity (PPP) theory is
the most widely accepted theory of how exchange rates are determined in the long-run.
PPP is based on the law of one price: The same goods must have the same price in all countries.
Purchasing-Power Parity Theory
1 ton Turkish steel sold at 134 YTL is the same as 1 ton American steel sold for 100 dollar. So according to the law of one price, the exchange rate must be 1.34 YTL/dollar. (there is only one price of steel in the world).
Assume tariffs and transportation costs are zero.
Assume the goods produced in both countries are the same. Ex: Turkish steel is a perfect substitute for American steel.
The Basic Logic of Purchasing-Power Parity If the law of one price were not true, then
traders would buy from the cheap country and sell to the expensive country and make profit. This activity is called arbitrage.
For example, if price of Turkish steel is 100 YTL and the price of American steel is 100 dollars. Then I would buy a lot of steel from Turkey and sell to the US. Everybody would do the same.
The Basic Logic of Purchasing-Power Parity Then through arbitrage, price of steel in
Turkey would increase and price of steel in US would increase and they would become equal.
But in reality, many goods are not perfect substitutes. German tractors are not the same as Turkish tractors.
Implications of Purchasing-Power Parity The nominal exchange rate between the
currencies of two countries must reflect the different price levels in those countries:
This means that if the price level increases 10 % in Turkey and 5 % in the US, lira will depreciate against dollar by 10-5 = 5%.
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Implications of Purchasing-Power Parity When the central bank prints large quantities
of money, the money loses value both in terms of the goods and services it can buy and in terms of the amount of other currencies it can buy.
Real Exchange Rates
The real exchange rate (RER) is the ratio of prices of goods produced in Turkey and prices of goods produced in other countries.
İf law of one price and PPP theory is correct, then RER = 1 and constant. But real data tells us a different story.
Real Exchange Rates
If one Turkish tractor is 8000 euros and one German tractor is 10 000 euros, then the real exchange rate is 0,80 German tractor per Turkish tractor.
RERGER/TUR = 0,80 German tractor/ Turkish tractor
According to PPP, Real Exchange Rate must be equal to one because a lot of people would buy Turkish tractors and sell to Germany.
Real Exchange Rates
The real exchange rate depends on the nominal exchange rate and the prices of goods in the two countries measured in local currencies.
RERUS/TUR = PTUR / (EYTL/USDx PUS)
Real Exchange Rates
Ex: Suppose price of one ton of US wheat is 100 dollars in US, and one ton of Turkish wheat is 145 TL in Turkey. Then
RERUS/TUR =
= 145 TL/TRw. / (1,34 TL/USD x 100 USD/USw.)
= 1,08 US wheat / Turkish wheat
Real Exchange Rates
RER is a key determinant of how much a country exports and imports.
A depreciation (fall) in Turkey’s real exchange rate means that Turkish goods have become cheaper relative to foreign goods.
This encourages consumers both at home and abroad to buy more Turkish goods and fewer goods from other countries. Turkish net exports increase.
Real Exchange Rates
As a result, Turkish exports rise, and Turkish imports fall, and both of these changes raise Turkish net exports.
Conversely, an appreciation in the Turkish real exchange rate means that Turkish goods have become more expensive compared to foreign goods, so Turkish net exports fall. This is the situation these days because TL is appreciating against other currencies: EYTL/USD falling, RERUS/TUR rising.
Figure 3: Money, Prices, and the Nominal Exchange Rate During the German Hyperinflation
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Critique of PPP Theory: Why PPP cannot explain NERs?1. Many goods are not easily traded or
shipped from one country to another. Ex: Haircuts, houses, etc. are nontradables.
2. Tradable goods are not always perfect substitutes when they are produced in different countries. İs German cheese the same as Turkish cheese? Tastes are different.
3. Tariffs and transportation costs are large.