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1、InternationalFinancialManagementSUGGESTEDANSWERSANDSOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMSIM-36InternationalFinancialManagementCHAPTER2INTERNATIONALMONETARYSYSTEMSUGGESTEDANSWERSANDSOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMSQUESTIONS2.Explainthemechanismwhichrestoresthebalanceofpaymen
2、tsequilibriumwhenitisdisturbedunderthegoldstandard.Answer:Theadjustmentmechanismunderthegoldstandardisreferredtoastheprice-specie-flowmechanismexpoundedbyDavidHume.Underthegoldstandard,abalanceofpaymentdisequilibriumwillbecorrectedbyacounter-flowofgold.SupposethattheU.S.importsmorefromtheU.K.
3、thanitexportstothelatter.Undertheclassicalgoldstandard,gold,whichistheonlymeansofinternationalpayments,willflowfromtheU.S.totheU.K.Asaresult,theU.S.(U.K.)willexperienceadecrease(increase)inmoneysupply.ThismeansthatthepricelevelwilltendtofallintheU.S.andriseintheU.K.Consequently,theU.S.product
4、sbecomemorecompetitiveintheexportmarket,whileU.K.productsbecomelesscompetitive.ThischangewillimproveU.S.balanceofpaymentsandatthesametimehurttheU.K.balanceofpayments,eventuallyeliminatingtheinitialBOPdisequilibrium.3.Supposethatthepoundispeggedtogoldat6poundsperounce,whereasthefrancispeggedto
5、goldat12francsperounce.This,ofcourse,impliesthattheequilibriumexchangerateshouldbetwofrancsperpound.Ifthecurrentmarketexchangerateis2.2francsperpound,howwouldyoutakeadvantageofthissituation?Whatwouldbetheeffectofshippingcosts?Answer:Supposethatyouneedtobuy6poundsusingFrenchfrancs.Ifyoubuy6pou
6、ndsdirectlyintheforeignexchangemarket,itwillcostyou13.2francs.Alternatively,youcanfirstbuyanounceofgoldfor12francsinFranceandthenshipittoEnglandandsellitfor6pounds.Inthiscase,itonlycostsyou12francstobuy6pounds.Itisthusbeneficialtoshipgoldduetotheoverpricingofthepound.Ofcourse,youcanmakeanarbi
7、trageprofitbyselling6poundsfor13.2francsintheforeignexchangemarket.Thearbitrageprofitwillbe1.2francs.Sofar,weassumedthatshippingcostsdonotexist.Ifitcostsmorethan1.2francstoshipanounceofgold,therewillbenoarbitrageprofit.9.Thereareargumentsfora
