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Chapter 9- Foreign Exchange Rate & the Balance of Payment
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
12/13/2011

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Exchange rate
Definition
the price at which one currency exchanges for another currency in the foreign exchange market
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Quantity of US dollars demanded in the foreign exchange market- main factors that influence
Definition
-the exchange rate
-world demand for US exports
-interest rates in the US and other countries
-the expected future exchange rate
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Law of Demand for Foreign Exchange
Definition
Other things remaining the same, the higher the exchange rate, the smaller is the quantity of US dollars demanded in the foreign exchange market
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Exchange rate influences the quantity of US dollars demanded because
-2 reasons
Definition
-Exports effect
-Expected profit effect
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Quantity of US dollars supplied in the foreign exchange market
Definition
the amount that traders plan to sell during a given time period at a given exchange rate
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Main factors supply depends on
Definition
-exchange rate
-US demand for imports
-interest rates in the US and other countries
-the expected future exchange
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