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Intervention in a Fixed Exchange Rate System
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Analysis of Figure 2: Intervention in a Fixed Exchange Rate System
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Exchange Rate Intervention, Sell $
1. Sell $, buy F: MB , Ms 2. Ms , P , Eet+1 , expected appreciation of F , RF shifts right in Fig. 1 3. Ms , iD , RD shifts left, go to point 2 and Et 4. In long run, iD returns to old level, RD shifts back, go to point 3: Exchange rate oveducation Canada Inc.
The Gold Standard
If shipping cheap, do alternative 2 1. Gold flows to U.K. 2. MB in U.K, MB in Canada 3. Price level U.K., Canada 4. £ depreciates back to par Two Problems: 1. Country on gold standard loses control of Ms 2. World inflation determined by gold production