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If the U.S. dollar loses 70% of its value relative to the Japanese yen, but the prices of Japanese exports sold to the U.S. do not fall by the same proportion, what is the most likely reason?

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1 Jun 2019
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The scenario illustrates partial currency pass-through, where exchange rate changes do not fully translate into changes in export prices. This means that Japanese exporters may absorb some of the currency depreciation instead of passing the entire cost change to U.S. buyers.

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Practice related questions from the same subject.

  1. 1.What does empirical research suggest about the impact of currency depreciation on a country's trade balance?
  2. 2.What term describes how quickly domestic and foreign prices respond to a devaluation in the short term?
  3. 3.The shorter the ______ period for pass-through, the ______ the beneficial balance of trade effects on the volume of goods exchanged will be observed.
  4. 4.If the United Kingdom devalues the pound and both exports and imports are measured in pounds, what happens to the UK's trade balance during the currency adjustment period?
  5. 5.When export agreements are denominated in foreign currency and import agreements are in domestic currency, what is the impact of a dollar depreciation during the contract period?
  6. 6.What happens to U.S. import prices when there is complete currency pass-through following a 10% depreciation of the dollar?
  7. 7.In a world with only two countries, if Japan reduces the value of the yen by 20% and West Germany lowers the mark's value by 15%, what is the outcome for the yen relative to the mark?
  8. 8.How do adjustments in foreign production costs and profit margins affect the timeline of a U.S. dollar depreciation's impact on the trade deficit?
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