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Devaluation, Wealth Effects, and Relative Prices

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  • Lapan, Harvey E
  • Enders, Walter

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The emergence of the portfolio balance approach 1 has led to a reformulation of the causes of balance-of-trade and payments disequilibria. According to this approach, balance-of-trade deficits and surpluses reflect discrepancies between desired and actual wealth holdings; while balance-of­ payments deficits and surpluses reflect discrepancies between desired and actual money holdings. Thus, balance-of-trade and payments disequilibria are viewed as representing disequilibria within the asset markets. Using this framework several authors2 have examined the self-correcting nature of disequilibria within the balance­ of-payments accounts and the ability of a devaluation to reduce the magnitude of a disequilibrium.
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  • Lapan, Harvey E & Enders, Walter, 1978. "Devaluation, Wealth Effects, and Relative Prices," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 68(4), pages 601-613, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aecrev:v:68:y:1978:i:4:p:601-13
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    1. Obstfeld, Maurice, 1986. "Capital controls, the dual exchange rate, and devaluation," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1-2), pages 1-20, February.
    2. Pavel Kadochnikov, 2006. "An Analysis of Import Substitution in Russia after the 1998 Crisis," Research Paper Series, Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, issue 95, pages 148-148.
    3. Denbaly, Mark, 1988. "Balance Of Payments And Macroeconomic Policies: An Historical Overview And Implications For Agricultural Trade," Staff Reports 278121, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Clifford Paul Hallwood, 2021. "Correcting US payments imbalances: Taxing foreign holders of its treasury securities is better than import tariffs," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(8), pages 2228-2237, August.

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