The value of the exchange rate and the Dutch disease

This paper revisits the original (2008) paper on the Dutch disease, which defined it by the existence of two exchange rate equilibriums (the current and the industrial exchange rate equilibriums). Its novelty is in claiming that, as we have a value and a market price for each good or service, we als...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/318
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/318
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Doença Holandesa
taxa de câmbio
valor
preço de mercado
Dutch disease
exchange rate
value
market price
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Sumario:This paper revisits the original (2008) paper on the Dutch disease, which defined it by the existence of two exchange rate equilibriums (the current and the industrial exchange rate equilibriums). Its novelty is in claiming that, as we have a value and a market price for each good or service, we also have a value and a market price for foreign money. The value is the cost plus reasonable profit corresponding to the exchange rate that makes competitive the country’s competent business enterprises; the nominal exchange rates floats around the value according to the demand and supply of foreign money. This basic distinction of the exchange rate in terms of value and in terms of price allows us to understand that the two equilibriums are defined in value terms, and opens room for a clear distinction of the policies that affect the value from the ones that affect the market price of the exchange rate. JEL Classification: D46; F31.