1. Recall Exhibit 2.14 from the textbook which shows an overvalued dollar at $1.60/.

1. Redraw the graph with the $ overvalued and with the quantity of $s on the horizontal axis.
2. Locate the appropriate points A and B and interpret them.
3. Assuming the exchange rate is fixed at $1.60/, explain how the Fed would behave to defend the peg and show this behavior on the graph. For how long can the Fed continue this behavior?
4. Go back to the original Exhibit 2.14 where the $ is overvalued at $1.60/. Assuming the exchange rate is fixed at $1.60/, do the Bank of Englands actions to maintain the peg close the UKs trade surplus with the US?

1. Suppose the dollar is undervalued.

1. Redraw the graph, choosing an exchange rate value that shows an undervalued $. Identify and interpret the appropriate points A and B.
2. Assuming the exchange rate is fixed, what are the possible fiscal and monetary policies that each government might use to defend the peg?
3. What could the Bank of England and the Fed do to defend the exchange rate?

Supply (5) Contractionary policies (fixed regime) Dollar price per pound (exchange rate) $1.80 Dollar depreciates (flexible regime) $1.60 Demand (D) Trade deficit Demand (D*) 0 S D=S D Quantity of British pounds