Suppose the U.S. and Japanese governments both want to depreciate their currencies to help their tradables industries

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Suppose the U.S. and Japanese governments both want to depreciate their currencies to help their tradables industries but fear the resulting inflation. The two policy choices available to each of them are (1) expansionary monetary policy and (2) no change in mon- etary policy. Develop an analysis like the one in the appendix to show the consequences of different policy choices. Can Japan and the United States do better by cooperating than by acting individually?

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International Economics Theory & Policy

ISBN: 9780138002121

8th Edition

Authors: Paul R Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld

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