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Price rigidity, the mark-up and the dynamics of the current account

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  • Lombardo, Giovanni

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This paper shows that the degree of competition affects the current account response to nominal shocks. The mechanism hinges on the relationship between the mark-up and the degree of real rigidity of prices. In a model with intermediate goods, the degree of real rigidity increases in the markup. A weaker response of prices to nominal shocks strengthens the 'expenditure switching' effect of the devaluation to the benefit of the current account. We first analyse the relationship between the mark-up and the real rigidity in a simple closed economy model. We then show numerically how the mark-up can affect the response of the current account to monetary shocks.

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  • Lombardo, Giovanni, 2002. "Price rigidity, the mark-up and the dynamics of the current account," Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies 2002,14, Deutsche Bundesbank.
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    1. Min Lu, 2012. "Current account dynamics and optimal monetary policy in a two-country economy," International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(3), pages 299-324.
    2. Giovanni Lombardo, "undated". "Sticky Prices, Markup and the Business Cycle: Some Evidence," Discussion Papers 01/06, Department of Economics, University of York.
    3. Massimo Giuliodori, 2004. "Nominal shocks and the current account: A structural VAR analysis of 14 OECD countries," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 140(4), pages 569-591, December.
    4. Lombardo, Giovanni, 2006. "Inflation targeting rules and welfare in an asymmetric currency area," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 424-442, March.
    5. Michael Bleaney & Mo Tian, 2014. "Exchange Rates and Trade Balance Adjustment: A Multi-Country Empirical Analysis," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 25(4), pages 655-675, September.

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    Keywords

    Current account; mark-up; monopolistic competition; persistence; real rigidity; nominal rigidity;
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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements

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