Please use a figure to discuss whether or not a devaluation under a fixed exchange rate has the same long-run effect as a proportional increase in the money supply under a floating rate
What will be an ideal response?
A currency devaluation shifts the AA schedule outward from equilibrium point 1 to equilibrium point 2. The devaluation does not change long-run demand or supply conditions in the output market. Thus, the increase in the long-run price level will exactly offset the increase in exchange rate. Thus, a devaluation is neutral in the long run and this is the exact same scenario as for an increase in the money supply under a floating exchange rate.
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