Arbeitspapier

On the short and long term real effects of nominal exchange rates

In this paper we assess the implications of sunk costs and product differentiation on the pricing decisions of the multinational firms. For this purpose we use a modified version of Salop's spatial competition. The model yields clear-cut predictions regarding the effects of exchange rate shocks on the market structure and on pass-through. The main results are following: shocks within the band of inaction do not affect market structure. The upper bound of this range rises as the industry ratio of sunk- to fixed costs increases. As fixed costs and product heterogeneity jointly increase, the lower bound drops. Outside of the range, depreciations cause one or several of those foreign brands closest to the home brand to leave. This decreases the overall responsiveness of prices to exchange rate shocks. Large appreciations induce entry and increase the elasticity of prices. This asymmetry implies larger positive than negative PPP deviations. When accounting for price changes in foreign markets, strategic pricing behaviour is no longer sufficient to generate real exchange rate variability. Incomplete pass-through obtains if and only if the domestic firms have a smaller market share abroad. With large nominal exchange rate shocks a hysteresis result obtains if and only if sunk costs are non-zero.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CFS Working Paper ; No. 2002/12

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
Thema
Market Structure
Exchange Rates
Hysteresis

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Aksoy, Yunus
Lustig, Hanno
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2002

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-10029
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Aksoy, Yunus
  • Lustig, Hanno
  • Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS)

Entstanden

  • 2002

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