On the AP Macroeconomics exam you can be 99% certain you will be asked Foreign Exchange Market question(s) on the FRQ section of the test.
Precise and to the point answers are required. They are looking for the proper linkages from the various cause and effect scenarios you are presented with.
Below I wrote out what would be the "best way" to respond to these questions. You may be asked to identify and explain ALL the effects under each bullet point or maybe just one (for example, only what happens to Exports given an event---all the rest is implied and you have to understand it in order to get to what happens to Exports).
My advice is to memorize these until they "click". Again, they contain ALL the key words/phrases that past FRQ rubics have required students explicitly mention.
NOTES: BE CAREFUL with #3 through #6. They seem very counter-intuitive what happens to the value of the dollar given the scenario. These can easily trip you up.
Precise and to the point answers are required. They are looking for the proper linkages from the various cause and effect scenarios you are presented with.
Below I wrote out what would be the "best way" to respond to these questions. You may be asked to identify and explain ALL the effects under each bullet point or maybe just one (for example, only what happens to Exports given an event---all the rest is implied and you have to understand it in order to get to what happens to Exports).
My advice is to memorize these until they "click". Again, they contain ALL the key words/phrases that past FRQ rubics have required students explicitly mention.
NOTES: BE CAREFUL with #3 through #6. They seem very counter-intuitive what happens to the value of the dollar given the scenario. These can easily trip you up.
1. “If the interest rate in the U.S. INCREASES relative to the Rest of the World (ROW), U.S. financial assets become more desirable. The demand for the dollars INCREASES and APPRECIATES the value of the dollar internationally. “
Effect on Exports: When the dollar APPRECIATES in value, U.S. goods and services become relatively MORE expensive and Exports will DECREASE.
Effect of Imports: When the dollar APPRECIATES in value, Foreign goods and services become relatively LESS expensive and Imports will INCREASE.
Effect on Net Exports (N(x): If Exports Decrease and Imports Increase, then net exports will DECREASE.
2. “If the interest rate in the U.S. DECREASES relative to the Rest of the World (ROW), U.S. financial assets become less desirable. The supply of the dollars INCREASES and DEPRECIATES the value of the dollar internationally. “
Effect on Exports: When the dollar DEPRECIATES in value, U.S. goods and services become relatively LESS expensive and Exports will INCREASE.
Effect of Imports: When the dollar DEPRECIATES in value, Foreign goods and services become relatively MORE expensive and Imports will DECREASE.
Effect on Net Exports (N(x): If Exports Increase and Imports Decrease, then net exports will INCREASE.
3. If price levels in U.S. are LOWER relative to Rest of the World (ROW) then U.S. goods and services become MORE desirable. The demand for the dollars INCREASES and APPRECIATES the value of the dollar internationally. “
Effect on Exports: When the dollar APPRECIATES in value, U.S. goods and services become relatively MORE expensive and Exports will DECREASE.
Effect of Imports: When the dollar APPRECIATES in value, Foreign goods and services become relatively LESS expensive and Imports will INCREASE.
Effect on Net Exports (N(x): If Exports Decrease and Imports Increase, then net exports will DECREASE.
4. If price levels in U.S. are HIGHER relative to Rest of the World (ROW) then Foreign goods and services become MORE desirable. The supply of dollars INCREASES and DEPRECIATES the value of the dollar internationally.
Effect on Exports: When the dollar DEPRECIATES in value, U.S. goods and services become relatively LESS expensive and Exports will INCREASE.
Effect of Imports: When the dollar DEPRECIATES in value, Foreign goods and services become relatively MORE expensive and Imports will DECREASE.
Effect on Net Exports (N(x): If Exports Increase and Imports Decrease, then net exports will INCREASE.
5. If GDP INCREASES in the U.S. relative to the Rest of the World, then Americans will want to buy not only MORE domestic goods/services, but MORE foreign goods/services also. The supply of dollars INCREASES and DEPRECIATES the value of the dollar internationally.
Effect on Exports: When the dollar DEPRECIATES in value, U.S. goods and services become relatively LESS expensive and Exports will INCREASE.
Effect of Imports: When the dollar DEPRECIATES in value, Foreign goods and services become relatively MORE expensive and Imports will DECREASE.
Effect on Net Exports (N(x): If Exports Increase and Imports Decrease, then net exports will INCREASE.
6. If GDP DECREASES in the US relative to the Rest of the World. then Americans will not only buy FEWER domestic goods/services, but FEWER Foreign goods/services also. The supply of dollars DECREASES and APPRECIATES the value of the dollar internationally.
Effect on Exports: When the dollar APPRECIATES in value, U.S. goods and services become relatively MORE expensive and Exports will DECREASE.
Effect of Imports: When the dollar APPRECIATES in value, Foreign goods and services become relatively LESS expensive and Imports will INCREASE.
Effect on Net Exports (N(x): If Exports Decrease and Imports Increase, then net exports will DECREASE.
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