HuangzhiyongHuangzhiyongNanjingUniversityofFinance&Economicshzy196896@sina.comTel:84028241Chapter5WhatDeterminesExchangeRates?MaincontentsThisChapterfocusesonthedeterminantsofexchangerates.Firstlyitfocusesonshort-runmovementsinexchangerates,thendiscussesthelong-termtrendsofexchangerateanditsdeterminants.ItintroducesthePPPtheoryandtheMonetaryapproach.Atlast,wediscusstheexchangerateovershootingandHowwellcanwepredictexchangerates?ThreetypesofvariabilityforExchangeratesLong-termtrendsMedium-termtrendsShort-termvariabilityFigure1,PanelASelectedExchangeRatesFigure2,PanelBMoreSelectedExchangeRatesAroadMapShort-termmovementsTheassetmarketapproachtoexchangeratesLong-termtrendsPurchasingpowerparity(PPP)ThemonetaryapproachtoexchangeratesFromtheshort-termflowintothemedium-termthenintothelong-termOvershoot一、Theshortrun:UIPUncoveredinternationalfinancialinvestmentanduncoveredinterestparityChangeinvariableDirectionofinternationalFinancialrepositioningeid↑id↓TodomesticassetsToforeignassetse↓e↑e↑e↓e↑e↓if↑if↓eex↑eex↓ToforeignassetsTodomesticassetsToforeignassetsTodomesticassetsDeterminantsoftheexchangerateintheshortrun二、Thelongrun:PPPPurchasingpowerparitylinksinflationandexchangeratemovements.PPPreferstothelawofonepriceinthemarketforgoodsandservices.Source:17thcenturyProminence:GustavCassel,1916-19181、ThelawofonepriceThelawofoneprice:identicalcommoditiesorgoodsmusthavethesamepriceinallmarkets.Whenmorethanonecurrencyisinvolved,thelawofonepricestatesthatwhenfinancialandcommoditymarketsareperfect(nocontrols,delays,transactionortransportationcost,etc.),identicalcommoditiesorgoodsmusthavethesamepriceinallmarketswhenquotedinacommoncurrency.fdPePThelowofonepriceworkswellforheavilytradedcommodities,eitheratapointintimeorforchangesovertime,aslongasgovernmentspermitfreetradeinthecommodity.Formanyproducts,thelawofonepricedoesnotholdclosely.Transportcosts;tradecontrol;imperfectcompetitive,ect;2、AbsolutePPPAbsolutePPPpos...