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Evaluaci n de la Competitividad y el Tipo de Cambio

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    1. Evaluacin de la Competitividad y el Tipo de Cambio

    2. Plan 1) Introduccin y Conceptos de Competitividad 2) Medicin de Competitividad 3) Teoras Sobre el Tipo de Cambio Real 4) Tipo de Cambio Real: Eleccin de ndices de Precios o Costos y Conceptos de Competitividad 5) Evaluando la Competitividad 6) Casos: Irlanda y Espaa

    3. Que es la Competitividad Internacional de una Economa? En el largo plazo, la competitividad de una economa se define como su capacidad de mejorar los estandares de vida de la poblacin (capacidad de crecimiento) En el corto plazo, la competitividad de una economa se entiende como su capacidad de exportar bienes y servicios al resto del mundo. La atencin se centra en la cuenta corriente y en su evolucin: competitividad definida en terminos de precios relativos problemas estructurales que afectan la competitividad (los costos y la rentabilidad de los exportadores) In this lecture, we distinguish between short-run and long-run aspects of competitiveness. When we assess competitiveness from a short-run perspective the focus is primarily on price and cost competitiveness (although the case study will include at some examples of how to supplement this information) An assessment of longer-run competitiveness involves attention to issues that contribute to longer-run productivity growth (e.g. infrastructure, institution, labor market flexibility, etc.). In the long-run it is assumed that the real exchange rate has converged to its equilibrium level. This also provides a structure for the lecture; we will first address measures of price competitiveness this will take up most of our time these other aspects are more appropriate in a sources of growth lecture. This distinction also has an important policy implication: an easy conclusion to draw is that a weak export performance is due to deteriorating price competitiveness (perhaps leading to policy recommendations to devalue in a fixed exchange rate regime) however a weak export performance could reflect other non-price aspects of competitiveness, in which case an exchange rate depreciation (or devaluation) will not solve the problem. Again to stress, any careful assessment of the competitiveness of an economy will involves the traditional measures of competitiveness interpreted with caution and supplemented by other additional sources of information. [Three definitions of competitiveness in the long-run: The degree to which a country can, under free trade and fair market conditions, produce goods and services which meet the test of international markets, while simultaneously maintaining and expanding the real incomes of its people over the long term OECD The ability of an economy to provide its people with high and rising standards of living and high rates of employment on a sustainable basis European Commission A countrys ability to maintain high rates of growth and employment in the medium term World Economic Forum] Source: The Baltics: Competitiveness on the Eve of EU Acession In this lecture, we distinguish between short-run and long-run aspects of competitiveness. When we assess competitiveness from a short-run perspective the focus is primarily on price and cost competitiveness (although the case study will include at some examples of how to supplement this information) An assessment of longer-run competitiveness involves attention to issues that contribute to longer-run productivity growth (e.g. infrastructure, institution, labor market flexibility, etc.). In the long-run it is assumed that the real exchange rate has converged to its equilibrium level. This also provides a structure for the lecture; we will first address measures of price competitiveness this will take up most of our time these other aspects are more appropriate in a sources of growth lecture. This distinction also has an important policy implication: an easy conclusion to draw is that a weak export performance is due to deteriorating price competitiveness (perhaps leading to policy recommendations to devalue in a fixed exchange rate regime) however a weak export performance could reflect other non-price aspects of competitiveness, in which case an exchange rate depreciation (or devaluation) will not solve the problem. Again to stress, any careful assessment of the competitiveness of an economy will involves the traditional measures of competitiveness interpreted with caution and supplemented by other additional sources of information. [Three definitions of competitiveness in the long-run: The degree to which a country can, under free trade and fair market conditions, produce goods and services which meet the test of international markets, while simultaneously maintaining and expanding the real incomes of its people over the long term OECD The ability of an economy to provide its people with high and rising standards of living and high rates of employment on a sustainable basis European Commission A countrys ability to maintain high rates of growth and employment in the medium term World Economic Forum] Source: The Baltics: Competitiveness on the Eve of EU Acession

    4. Plan 1) Introduccin y Conceptos de Competitividad 2) Medicin de Competitividad 3) Teoras Sobre el Tipo de Cambio Real 4) Tipo de Cambio Real: Eleccin de ndices de Precios o Costos y Conceptos de Competitividad 5) Evaluando la Competitividad 6) Casos: Irlanda y Espaa

    5. Medicin de Competitidad Definida en Terminos de Precios Relativos A) Tipo de cambio nominal bilateral B) Tipo de cambio real bilateral C) Tipo de cambio nominal efectivo D) Tipo de cambio real efectivo Definicin Computo Interpretacin From the view point of short-run competitiveness - the ability to export over the next few years - price competitiveness is clearly fundamental, although as already discussed it is not the only determinant. A key challenge in our interpretation of any of the available measures of price competitiveness is to distinguish between those changes that are potentially damaging to economic performance and those that reflect positive developments. To elaborate, excess wage demands lead to increasing prices with a negative impact of ability to compete in international markets. On the other hand, with innovation an economy could start to produce more higher value-added goods, as a result the relative price rises; a narrow interpretation of any of these indicators could lead to a conclusion that there has been a loss of competitiveness. From a macro-diagnostics perspective, this suggests that we should compliment any analysis of price measures of competitiveness with data on productivity. The most important price is the exchange rate; here we list four exchange rate measures that provide information on the price competitiveness in the economy; the measures differ in terms of the ease of understanding and their informational content. The lecture will consider each of these measures in turn, addressing the definition (conceptual), computation and finally the interpretation, that is, how the computed measure relates to the concept. We will ask what are the assumptions underlying this interpretation and the caveats of their use. The first two are nominal variables and therefore will only matter to the determination of real variables to the extent that there is some nominal rigidity in the economy. We will review the basic concepts and also discuss some technical/statistical issues involved in the computation of the NEER. The lecture will spend some time on the definition of the real exchange rate here we will have to discuss some theory but it is necessary for the later discussions and to further our understanding. Next we turn our attention to the REER; these indicators are familiar and widely used. However, there are a large number of issues in both the compilation and the interpretation. There are a number of different REER indicators available to us and we will review the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. The discussion will include examples of the interpretation of the various measures of REER; we will see examples of when the differing measures tell different stories. From the view point of short-run competitiveness - the ability to export over the next few years - price competitiveness is clearly fundamental, although as already discussed it is not the only determinant. A key challenge in our interpretation of any of the available measures of price competitiveness is to distinguish between those changes that are potentially damaging to economic performance and those that reflect positive developments. To elaborate, excess wage demands lead to increasing prices with a negative impact of ability to compete in international markets. On the other hand, with innovation an economy could start to produce more higher value-added goods, as a result the relative price rises; a narrow interpretation of any of these indicators could lead to a conclusion that there has been a loss of competitiveness. From a macro-diagnostics perspective, this suggests that we should compliment any analysis of price measures of competitiveness with data on productivity. The most important price is the exchange rate; here we list four exchange rate measures that provide information on the price competitiveness in the economy; the measures differ in terms of the ease of understanding and their informational content. The lecture will consider each of these measures in turn, addressing the definition (conceptual), computation and finally the interpretation, that is, how the computed measure relates to the concept. We will ask what are the assumptions underlying this interpretation and the caveats of their use. The first two are nominal variables and therefore will only matter to the determination of real variables to the extent that there is some nominal rigidity in the economy. We will review the basic concepts and also discuss some technical/statistical issues involved in the computation of the NEER. The lecture will spend some time on the definition of the real exchange rate here we will have to discuss some theory but it is necessary for the later discussions and to further our understanding. Next we turn our attention to the REER; these indicators are familiar and widely used. However, there are a large number of issues in both the compilation and the interpretation. There are a number of different REER indicators available to us and we will review the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. The discussion will include examples of the interpretation of the various measures of REER; we will see examples of when the differing measures tell different stories.

    6. A) Tipo de Cambio Nominal Bilateral El tipo de cambio nominal bilateral es el precio de una moneda expresado en trminos de otra moneda. Dos Usos o Convenciones: E (Pesos/Dlar): Precio de la moneda extranjera (USA) expresado en trminos de la moneda domestica (Mxico) R (Dlar/Peso): Precio de la moneda domestica (Mxico) expresado en trminos de la moneda extranjera Lets begin with some basics............. The bilateral nominal exchange rate provides a simple measure of competitiveness because, other things equal, an appreciation of a countrys currency raises the relative price of its exports and decreases the relative price of its imports. Other things equal is important here because the exchange rate is a nominal variable and as such will only have an impact on real variables (real exports, real imports, real GDP growth, etc.) to the extent that there is a nominal rigidity elsewhere: that is, fluctuations in the nominal exchange will have an impact on competitiveness (defined here as the relative price of imports or the relative price of exports) only if there is no change in prices in response to the exchange rate change. This is an important caveat and for this reason looking at the nominal exchange rate alone is not especially useful: this should be obvious. (However, a frequently forgotten corollary is that changes in the nominal exchange rate alone will not solve a competitiveness problem!) There are two conventions....... We will use E in this lecture.Lets begin with some basics............. The bilateral nominal exchange rate provides a simple measure of competitiveness because, other things equal, an appreciation of a countrys currency raises the relative price of its exports and decreases the relative price of its imports. Other things equal is important here because the exchange rate is a nominal variable and as such will only have an impact on real variables (real exports, real imports, real GDP growth, etc.) to the extent that there is a nominal rigidity elsewhere: that is, fluctuations in the nominal exchange will have an impact on competitiveness (defined here as the relative price of imports or the relative price of exports) only if there is no change in prices in response to the exchange rate change. This is an important caveat and for this reason looking at the nominal exchange rate alone is not especially useful: this should be obvious. (However, a frequently forgotten corollary is that changes in the nominal exchange rate alone will not solve a competitiveness problem!) There are two conventions....... We will use E in this lecture.

    7. The purpose of these next two slides is to illustrate the usefulness of creating a single measure.... In this first slide we ask: What can we say about the US dollar over the period 1990 to 2003? The chart plots the US$ exchange rate against 4 important trading partners (did not include Mexico in the plot because it makes all other series look like flat lines.....) Abstracting from issues regarding changes in price in response to changes in the exchange rate, can we draw any conclusions about the competitiveness of the US economy over this period? From the information given in the first chart, it is not clear whether the US gained or lost competitiveness in international trade over the period 1990 2004. We need more information.... at a minimum we would like to have an answer to the following questions: how important relatively speaking are each of these trading partners? What about other countries? The NEER brings together all this information and we see the strengthening of the dollar over second half of the 1990s, followed by a dollar deprecation. The purpose of these next two slides is to illustrate the usefulness of creating a single measure.... In this first slide we ask: What can we say about the US dollar over the period 1990 to 2003? The chart plots the US$ exchange rate against 4 important trading partners (did not include Mexico in the plot because it makes all other series look like flat lines.....) Abstracting from issues regarding changes in price in response to changes in the exchange rate, can we draw any conclusions about the competitiveness of the US economy over this period? From the information given in the first chart, it is not clear whether the US gained or lost competitiveness in international trade over the period 1990 2004. We need more information.... at a minimum we would like to have an answer to the following questions: how important relatively speaking are each of these trading partners? What about other countries? The NEER brings together all this information and we see the strengthening of the dollar over second half of the 1990s, followed by a dollar deprecation.

    8. Por Que Nos Interesa Evaluar el Tipo de Cambio? Los tipos de cambio tienen impacto en el comercio internacional y en la cuenta corriente en la medida en que afectan a los precios relativos entre los bienes transables domsticos y extranjeros. Los tipos de cambio tienen influencia en variables macroeconmicas (por ej. se utilizan como ancla nominal en programas de estabilizacin monetaria: las Tablitas de los 70 en el cono sur Latinoamericano (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) ). Los tipos de cambio impactan la asignacin domestica de recursos. El tipo de cambio real refleja el precio relativo de bienes transables y no transables internacionalmente. Esto le importa al hacedor de polticas, entre otras razones porque la produccin de bienes no transables es mas intensiva en esfuerzo laboral: cambios abruptos del tipo de cambio real afectan el empleo/desempleo en el corto plazo. Los tipos de cambio pueden causar efectos de balance en las firmas y familias domesticas, y en el sistema bancario local. Cuando hay alta dolarizacin financiera, firmas y bancos domsticos se financian con deuda denominada en moneda extranjera pero obtienen sus ingresos en moneda local. Esto los expone a riesgos cambiarios: una depreciacin de la moneda local aumenta el tamao de la deuda (medida en moneda local) y baja el patrimonio neto de la firma o banco. Una depreciacin fuerte puede causar la quiebra de firmas y bancos.

    9. Ejemplo: Tipo de cambio inicial: 1.3 ($/EU); Tipo de cambio final: 1.5 ($/EU). El euro se apreci con respecto al US dlar o el dlar se depreci con respecto al euro El precio en dlares de un euro subi de 1.3 a 1.5 ($/EU) y el precio de un US dlar en euros cay de 0.769 (EU/$) a 0.667 (EU/$) Tipo de Cambio y Competitividad

    10. Una depreciacin nominal tiene efectos sobre la competitividad porque solo si los precios nominales de los bienes domsticos se mantienen constantes o no aumentan en la misma proporcin que el tipo de cambio => solo si la depreciacin es tambin real.

    11. Interpretacin: Con 1 $ se pueden comprar (1/E) Euros. Con 1 Euro se pueden comprar (1/P*) bienes Europeos. Entonces, con 1 $ se pueden comprar (1/EP*) bienes Europeos. 1 $ tambin permite comprar 1/P bienes Americanos. Se sigue que (1/P) bienes Americanos se intercambian por (1/EP*) bienes Europeos: el precio de un bien Europeo en trminos de bienes Americanos es el tipo de cambio real (RER) El tipo de cambio real (RER) es el precio real en dlares de un Euro real. B) Tipo de Cambio Real Bilateral

    12. Si el tipo de cambio real (RER) aumenta (se deprecia), los bines Europeos se hacen mas caros en trminos de bienes americanos (los bienes Americanos se hacen mas baratos). Por esto, una depreciacin real del US dlar contra el euro aumenta las exportaciones de USA y baja las importaciones provenientes de Europa.

    13. C) Tipo de Cambio Nominal Efectivo Si la moneda domestica se deprecia con respecto a la moneda de un socio comercial y se aprecia con respecto a la moneda de otro socio: Como se vera afectada la competitividad ? Las medidas efectivas tienen en cuenta que los pases comercian con muchos otros pases. El tipo de cambio nominal efectivo es un ndice promedio ponderado de tipos de cambios bilaterales; donde las ponderaciones de los distintos socios comerciales se calculan en base a la intensidad del comercio con ese pas (exportaciones, importaciones, o comercio total). The NEER concept extends the bilateral nominal exchange rate concept to take into account that countries have several trading partners. The NEER concept extends the bilateral nominal exchange rate concept to take into account that countries have several trading partners.

    14. The NEER brings together all this information and we see the strengthening of the dollar over second half of the 1990s, followed by a dollar deprecation. The NEER brings together all this information and we see the strengthening of the dollar over second half of the 1990s, followed by a dollar deprecation.

    15. Como se Calculan los Tipos de Cambio Nominales Efectivos ? There are three main choices to be made when constructing the NEER Which currencies? Which weighting system? Which formula? We will look at each of these in turn. Source: BIS Economic Papers #39There are three main choices to be made when constructing the NEER Which currencies? Which weighting system? Which formula? We will look at each of these in turn. Source: BIS Economic Papers #39

    16. Eleccin de Monedas Que se Deben Incluir Competidores Actuales y Potenciales En los Mercados Domestico y Externo Puede excluirse: monedas no convertibles; monedas con inflacin alta What currencies should be included in the basket? To a certain extent, the question of interest determines the answer: if we want to know the impact of exchange rate movements on imports, we should include currencies of countries we import from; if we want to know the effect of nominal exchange rate movements on foreign debt, then only the currencies of our foreign borrowings need be included. Most commonly the issue of interest is trade and therefore indices are constructed using the main trading partners. One possible option is to include all countries that are either actual or potential competitors in both the domestic and foreign markets. Typically, a smaller subset is selected, for examples, IFS: weights... number of countries.... Australia: in computing the Trade Weighted Index (TWI) uses enough countries to account for 90% of Australias two-way merchandise trade. May exclude: Currencies that are linked; assuming an appropriate re-weighting is carried out. Nonconvertible currencies or those with multiple exchange rates High inflation currencies; eventually the index could be dominated by a single high inflation country diminishing its usefulness What currencies should be included in the basket? To a certain extent, the question of interest determines the answer: if we want to know the impact of exchange rate movements on imports, we should include currencies of countries we import from; if we want to know the effect of nominal exchange rate movements on foreign debt, then only the currencies of our foreign borrowings need be included. Most commonly the issue of interest is trade and therefore indices are constructed using the main trading partners. One possible option is to include all countries that are either actual or potential competitors in both the domestic and foreign markets. Typically, a smaller subset is selected, for examples, IFS: weights... number of countries.... Australia: in computing the Trade Weighted Index (TWI) uses enough countries to account for 90% of Australias two-way merchandise trade. May exclude: Currencies that are linked; assuming an appropriate re-weighting is carried out. Nonconvertible currencies or those with multiple exchange rates High inflation currencies; eventually the index could be dominated by a single high inflation country diminishing its usefulness

    17. Flujo Ilustrativo de Bienes Will use this flow of goods to illustrate in a simple 3 country example, the different weights implied by different weighting schemes. This example is about goods: in many cases only trade in manufacturing goods are used to compute weights (and to ulc in the case of REER). It is not typically the case that trade in services is included although services represent and increasing share of international trade. Will use this flow of goods to illustrate in a simple 3 country example, the different weights implied by different weighting schemes. This example is about goods: in many cases only trade in manufacturing goods are used to compute weights (and to ulc in the case of REER). It is not typically the case that trade in services is included although services represent and increasing share of international trade.

    18. Ponderaciones Basadas en Importaciones The first two are import weights and export weights: here the perspective is the US as the home country The first two are import weights and export weights: here the perspective is the US as the home country

    19. Ponderaciones Basadas en Exportaciones Note the difference in the weights compared to the use of import weights 48 v. 72. Note the difference in the weights compared to the use of import weights 48 v. 72.

    20. Ponderaciones Basadas en el Comercio Total In this third case, we combine the relative import and export weights The next slide is an example of how differences between these three weighting schemes can make a difference in practice in this case Australia In this third case, we combine the relative import and export weights The next slide is an example of how differences between these three weighting schemes can make a difference in practice in this case Australia

    21. Differences in regional trade patterns Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin October 2002 http://www.rba.gov.au/PublicationsAndResearch/Bulletin/bu_oct02/bu_1002_1.pdf [NOTE: the text below has been pasted directly from the above publication] The trade weights discussed above are based on the sum of Australias exports and imports to determine the overall two-way trade linkages with other countries. However, Australias pattern of trade varies quite widely in the relative regional composition of exports and imports. While some regions are clearly major trading partners because they are an important export destination, this does not necessarily mean that the region is a similarly important source of imports. The converse is generally true of regions that are important trading partners principally due to their dominance in supplying imports to Australia. Based on the data used to construct the latest trade weights, the Asia-Pacific region is the most important destination for Australian exports and the most important source of imports, even when Japan is excluded (Graph 3). While a large proportion of Australias resource exports of metal ores and coal are destined for Japan and smaller Asian countries, the basic manufactures and consumer goods that we import from the region hold a somewhat smaller relative share of total imports. The opposite is true for Europe and North America; imports from these regions are relatively more important than exports to them. At times it may be instructive to take the regional composition of exports and imports into account when analysing multilateral exchange rate movements. In the past the Bank has made reference to export- and import-weighted exchange rate indices when there have been important divergences from the TWI.4 The most recent episode where this occurred was during the Asian financial crisis in 1997/98. At that time the devaluation of the currencies of Australias important export destinations in the Asian region led to an appreciation in the export-weighted index of the Australian dollar (Graph 4). However, the shock to the Asia-Pacific region more widely meant that the Australian dollar was also subject to downward pressure, resulting in a fall in its value against the currencies of other advanced industrial countries. This was reflected in a depreciation of the exchange rate on an import-weighted basis. The wedge that opened up between the indices over the course of 1997/98 is highlighted by the shaded area in Graph 4. Over this period, monthly movements in the indices diverged by up to 4 percentage points. However, such sharp disparities are rare and movements in the three exchange rate indices have subsequently shown only occasional small divergences. Differences in regional trade patterns Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin October 2002 http://www.rba.gov.au/PublicationsAndResearch/Bulletin/bu_oct02/bu_1002_1.pdf [NOTE: the text below has been pasted directly from the above publication] The trade weights discussed above are based on the sum of Australias exports and imports to determine the overall two-way trade linkages with other countries. However, Australias pattern of trade varies quite widely in the relative regional composition of exports and imports. While some regions are clearly major trading partners because they are an important export destination, this does not necessarily mean that the region is a similarly important source of imports. The converse is generally true of regions that are important trading partners principally due to their dominance in supplying imports to Australia. Based on the data used to construct the latest trade weights, the Asia-Pacific region is the most important destination for Australian exports and the most important source of imports, even when Japan is excluded (Graph 3). While a large proportion of Australias resource exports of metal ores and coal are destined for Japan and smaller Asian countries, the basic manufactures and consumer goods that we import from the region hold a somewhat smaller relative share of total imports. The opposite is true for Europe and North America; imports from these regions are relatively more important than exports to them. At times it may be instructive to take the regional composition of exports and imports into account when analysing multilateral exchange rate movements. In the past the Bank has made reference to export- and import-weighted exchange rate indices when there have been important divergences from the TWI.4 The most recent episode where this occurred was during the Asian financial crisis in 1997/98. At that time the devaluation of the currencies of Australias important export destinations in the Asian region led to an appreciation in the export-weighted index of the Australian dollar (Graph 4). However, the shock to the Asia-Pacific region more widely meant that the Australian dollar was also subject to downward pressure, resulting in a fall in its value against the currencies of other advanced industrial countries. This was reflected in a depreciation of the exchange rate on an import-weighted basis. The wedge that opened up between the indices over the course of 1997/98 is highlighted by the shaded area in Graph 4. Over this period, monthly movements in the indices diverged by up to 4 percentage points. However, such sharp disparities are rare and movements in the three exchange rate indices have subsequently shown only occasional small divergences.

    22. Como Calcula el FMI los Tipos Efectivos en sus Estadisticas Financieras Internacionales (IFS)? La Medida captura los efectos de terceros mercados Nuevas medidas basadas en nuevas ponderaciones (IMF WP/05/99) In words this formula: says that the weights are the sum of the import weights, export weights and the third market share IMF publishes two measures: ULC CPI Coverage of the CPI based measure is more extensive * Partner countries: ULC: only industrial countries CPI: all most all countries Coverage ULC: manufacturing CPI: manufacturing, commodities and tourism Oil not includedIn words this formula: says that the weights are the sum of the import weights, export weights and the third market share IMF publishes two measures: ULC CPI Coverage of the CPI based measure is more extensive * Partner countries: ULC: only industrial countries CPI: all most all countries Coverage ULC: manufacturing CPI: manufacturing, commodities and tourism Oil not included

    23. Formula Usada para Calcular el Pomedio The weighted average can be computed using either an arithmetic average or a geometric average formula. (There are also other options these two are the most common.) The geometric average is preferred for both statistical and theoretical reasons. Next slide The weighted average can be computed using either an arithmetic average or a geometric average formula. (There are also other options these two are the most common.) The geometric average is preferred for both statistical and theoretical reasons. Next slide

    24. D) Tipo de Cambio Real Efectivo (REER) Se define como el tipo de cambio real bilateral, pero a diferencia de este, tanto el tipo de cambio nominal como el ndice de precios extranjero se calculan en terminos efectivos (como promedios ponderados).

    25. Calculo del REER looks familiar to above with an additional non-trivial assumption: choice of price index.looks familiar to above with an additional non-trivial assumption: choice of price index.

    26. Plan 1) Introduccin y Conceptos de Competitividad 2) Medicin de Competitividad 3) Teoras Sobre el Tipo de Cambio Real 4) Tipo de Cambio Real: Eleccin de ndices de Precios o Costos y Conceptos de Competitividad 5) Evaluando la Competitividad 6) Casos: Irlanda y Espaa

    27. El Tipo de Cambio Real Dos interpretaciones fundamentales de Variaciones en el Tipo de Cambio Real: A) Desviaciones de la Paridad del Poder de Compra B) Precio relativo de los bienes transables y no transables The real exchange rate is the most commonly used measure of the competitiveness of the traded goods sector. Despite the common usage, a certain amount of confusion exists. In part because of measurement issues, which we will come to later in the lecture, but also because of even in a theoretical sense we have two concepts: one based on deviations from PPP while a second, the relative price of tradeables and non-tradeables, is derived from theoretical models of resource allocation in open economy models. Confusion arises when these concepts are frequently used interchangeably without a full appreciation of the underlying assumptions that are required for a measured changes in one concept to be reflected in a parallel manner in the other concept, i.e., for both to move by same amount in the same direction. We will look at each of these concepts individually and then look at a reconciliation. The real exchange rate is the most commonly used measure of the competitiveness of the traded goods sector. Despite the common usage, a certain amount of confusion exists. In part because of measurement issues, which we will come to later in the lecture, but also because of even in a theoretical sense we have two concepts: one based on deviations from PPP while a second, the relative price of tradeables and non-tradeables, is derived from theoretical models of resource allocation in open economy models. Confusion arises when these concepts are frequently used interchangeably without a full appreciation of the underlying assumptions that are required for a measured changes in one concept to be reflected in a parallel manner in the other concept, i.e., for both to move by same amount in the same direction. We will look at each of these concepts individually and then look at a reconciliation.

    28. Ley de un Precio nico (LOP) La ley establece: los precios no deben permitir oportunidades de arbitraje a travs del comercio internacional (beneficios extraordinarios libres de riesgo). Ignorando costos de transportes y barreras comerciales, bienes idnticos se deben vender en distintos pases a un precio nico (cuando son expresados en la misma moneda--convertidos con los tipo de cambio nominales). Esta ley conecta los precios de bienes transables en distintos pases con el valor del tipo de cambio nominal donde Pi es el precio domestico del bien i ($, en moneda domestica); Pi* es el precio del bien i en el exterior (Fgn, en moneda extranjera) y E es el tipo de cambio nominal ($/Fgn)

    29. Paridad del Poder de Compra Absoluta: el tipo de cambio nominal entre las monedas de dos pases debe ser igual a la razn de sus niveles de precios. Los niveles de precios de los pases deben igualarse cuando se expresan en una misma moneda: donde P es el precio domestico de una canasta de referencia de bienes y servicios (en moneda domestica), P* es el precio de la misma canasta en el extranjero (Fgn, en moneda extranjera) y E es el tipo de cambio nominal. Paridad del Poder de Compra (PPP) Absoluta

    30. LOP, PPP Absoluta y RER PPP Absoluta se aplica al nivel general de precios (precio compuesto de los bienes y servicios de la canasta de referencia) LOP se aplica a bienes especficos (transables) Si la LOP se cumple para cada bien y servicio, entonces la PPP tambin se cumple. Pero lo opuesto no es necesariamente cierto. Que se cumpla la LOP para cada bien/servicio es condicin suficiente pero no necesaria para que se cumpla la PPP: aun si la LOP no se satiface para cada bien i, al promediar muchos bienes la PPP podra satisfacerse. PPP implica que el tipo de cambio real (RER basado en la misma canasta de bienes y servicios) es siempre igual a 1:

    31. Tipo de Cambio Real de Mxico 1970-2002

    32. 1) Existencia de costos de transporte y de transaccin (ej. tarifas): estos no son lo suficientemente voltiles como para explicar las fluctuaciones observadas en RER. 2) Existencia de bienes y servicios no transablesesto es mas relevante empricamente: para estos bienes/servicios, el costo de transporte es demasiado alto en relacin a su valor. En estos casos, no deberamos esperar que se cumpla la LOP. Desviaciones de PPP de Corto Plazo: Explicaciones

    34. PPP Relativa La tasa de depreciacin de una moneda con respecto a otra durante un periodo es igual al diferencial de inflacin observado entre ambas monedas. Ejemplo: Euro y US dlar. Si PPP relativa se satisface, entonces: Nota: PPP absoluta implica PPP relativa, pero lo opuesto no es cierto: PPP relativa puede cumplirse aun cuando PPP absoluta no se cumple

    35. 1) Fluctuaciones del RER indican cambios en los precios relativos de bienes transables producidos en dos pases: esto es posible cuando hay desviaciones de la ley de un precio en mercados transables (ej. por diferenciacin de productos o poder de mercado de los productores). 2) Fluctuaciones del RER indican cambios en los precios de bienes transables en relacin a los bienes no transables: por ejemplo, una depreciacin el RER indica un aumento en el precio de los transables vis--vis los no transables. Las medidas estndar de RER incorporan ambos efectos. En pases desarrollados, cambios en el RER reflejan mayormente cambios en precios relativos de transables (interpretacin 1). En pases en desarrollo, cambios en el RER reflejan mayormente cambios en precios relativos entre transables y no transables. Dos Interpretaciones del Tipo de Cambio Real (RER)

    36. En logs: Suponiendo que los ndices de precios son un promedio geomtrico de bienes transables y no transables: Entonces: Dos Interpretaciones del Tipo de Cambio Real (RER) (cont.)

    37. El RER tiene 3 componentes: El precio relativo de los transables El precio relativo de los no transables en trminos de los transables en la economa extranjera El precio relativo de los no transables en trminos de los transables en la economa domestica Considere 2 casos: 1. Si la ley de un precio nico se cumple para todos los bienes (transables y no transables) y las canastas de los ndices de precios son idnticas => se cumple la paridad del poder de compra => RER=1; log RER =0 2. Si la ley de un precio nico se cumple solo para transables => el RER esta determinado solo por el precio relativo de los bienes transables y no transables

    38. Observe que si usamos una medida del ndice de precios extranjeros que capture solo los precios transables, y una medida del ndice de precios domsticos que incluya tanto transables como no transables, estaremos midiendo (PT/PN) (si la ley de un precio se cumple aproximadamente para transables). Es practica estndar usar precios mayoristas o Wholesale Price Index (WPI) para medir P* porque incluye menos servicios (no transables), y el ndice de precios al consumidor o Consumer Price Index (CPI) para medir P. RER como Precio Relativo de Bienes Domesticos Transables y No Transables

    39. RER: Mas Casos Particulares Tpicamente, los precios de los transables no se igualan. Si la variacin entre pases en los precios de no transables son pequeas: medida de competitividad en precios Case one is sometimes referred to as a dependent economy or Scandinavian modelCase one is sometimes referred to as a dependent economy or Scandinavian model

    40. Modelo de mark-up: Continue asumiendo que los precios de los transables no se igualan y que la variacin en no transables es pequea. Sustituya en la formula de RER2 anterior para obtener: El RER depende de los salarios y de la productividad: medida de competitividad de costos RER: Mas Casos Particulares (cont.)

    41. Con mas de 2 pases, nuestras exportaciones compiten con las exportaciones de otros pases en terceros mercados RER: Mas Casos Particulares (cont.)

    42. El Efecto Balassa-Samuelson Los pases con mayor crecimiento de productividad (sesgada hacia el sector de bienes transables) tienen mayor crecimiento de los precios domsticos (apreciacin real de la moneda domestica)mayor encarecimiento de los bienes no transables Suponga que los precios de bienes transables se igualan entre pases; entonces: RER refleja diferencias en los pecios relativos de transables a no transables

    43. Que determina el precio relativo de los no transables ? El nivel de precios relativos depende de las intensidades de capital y de la diferencia en el crecimiento de la productvidad entre los sectores transables y no transables. Entonces, asumiendo Log differentiating and using the equation derived earlier we get the result here: assuming that the non-traded sector is more labor intensive than the traded sector, the home country will experience a real appreciation if its productivity growth advantage in traded goods sector exceeds its productivity-growth advantage in the non-traded sector. Log differentiating and using the equation derived earlier we get the result here: assuming that the non-traded sector is more labor intensive than the traded sector, the home country will experience a real appreciation if its productivity growth advantage in traded goods sector exceeds its productivity-growth advantage in the non-traded sector.

    44. Plan 1) Introduccin y Conceptos de Competitividad 2) Medicin de Competitividad 3) Teoras Sobre el Tipo de Cambio Real 4) Tipo de Cambio Real: Eleccin de ndices y Conceptos de Competitividad 5) Evaluando la Competitividad 6) Casos: Irlanda y Espaa

    45. Eleccin de ndices de Precios o Costos Medidas basadas en ndices de precios agregados ndices de precios al consumidor ndices de precios mayoristas o al productor Valores unitarios de exportacin Deflactores del PIB Costos laborales unitarios (CLU)

    46. RER-Indices de Precios al Consumidor Ventajas: Bastante comparable entre pases Razonablemente precisa Disponible frequentemente Desventajas: Incluye bienes transables y no transables con distintos pesos excluye bienes de capital Esta afectada por impuestos, subsidios & controles de precios Disadvantages: includes traded goods with different weights....how big is this as a disadvantage? - Greater if weights are different in different countries and changing over time. - However, this might be useful to the extent that the indicator could pick up terms of trade shocks Disadvantages: includes traded goods with different weights....how big is this as a disadvantage? - Greater if weights are different in different countries and changing over time. - However, this might be useful to the extent that the indicator could pick up terms of trade shocks

    47. RER-Deflactor del PIB Ventajas: Medida amplia de costos agregados domsticos No tiene los sesgos asociados al CPI Desventajas: Disponibilidad a frecuencias mas bajas (trimestral) Sujeta a revisiones frecuentes Avoid bias issues with the CPI matters if the amount of bias is different in different countries the difference in the bias in the CPI will accumulate over time. (Countries with more bias are those where the consumption bundle (composition and types of goods) is changing rapidly over time (but the CPI basket is not) and also countries undergoing significant structural change so that there are significant relative price shocks. Avoid bias issues with the CPI matters if the amount of bias is different in different countries the difference in the bias in the CPI will accumulate over time. (Countries with more bias are those where the consumption bundle (composition and types of goods) is changing rapidly over time (but the CPI basket is not) and also countries undergoing significant structural change so that there are significant relative price shocks.

    48. RER y Precio Relativo de Transables: Uso de Precios Mayoristas (WPI) o al Productor (PPI) Ventajas: Mayor aproximacin a precios transables que el CPI Desventajas: Cobertura difiere mucho entre pases La calidad estadstica es cuestionable en muchos casos Excesivo nfasis en productos semi-manufacturados These indicators typically show much less movement over time than REER-CPI Discontinued by the IMF Note also that the over-emphasis on raw commodities and semi-manufactured goods is primarily relevant for the REER-WPI These indicators typically show much less movement over time than REER-CPI Discontinued by the IMF Note also that the over-emphasis on raw commodities and semi-manufactured goods is primarily relevant for the REER-WPI

    49. RER y Precio Relativo de Transables: Uso de Precios de Exportaciones Ventajas: Medida directa de precios transables (exportables) Desventajas: La competencia internacional tiende a comprimir los diferenciales de precios Excluye bienes potencialmente transables Diferencias en composicin de exportaciones entre pases y a travs del tiempo international competition tends to compress price differentials => prices are not very responsive to profitability shifts in the traded goods sector Fund does not compute these indicators any more Could also just simply use the price of exports this will be especially important in the case of primary commodity producers.... And serves as a good complementary measure to use in conjunction with the traditional REER measures.international competition tends to compress price differentials => prices are not very responsive to profitability shifts in the traded goods sector Fund does not compute these indicators any more Could also just simply use the price of exports this will be especially important in the case of primary commodity producers.... And serves as a good complementary measure to use in conjunction with the traditional REER measures.

    50. RER y Precio Relativo de Transables a No Transables RER Interno: razn de precios domsticos de Transables y no transables Razn de bienes exportables a no transables y de importables a no transables

    51. RER y Competitividad de Costos Labor hoarding over the business cycles introduces distortions into ULC that are unrelated to competitiveness. Note IFS tries to eliminate distortions caused by the business cycle by using the HP filter and at the end of the data series forecasts of productivity (forecasts are used because HP is backward looking). Implicit assumption: unchanged capital-labor ratio Example: an increase in ULC => decrease in profit per unit output but if K/Y has fallen by more then profits per unit of capital increasedLabor hoarding over the business cycles introduces distortions into ULC that are unrelated to competitiveness. Note IFS tries to eliminate distortions caused by the business cycle by using the HP filter and at the end of the data series forecasts of productivity (forecasts are used because HP is backward looking). Implicit assumption: unchanged capital-labor ratio Example: an increase in ULC => decrease in profit per unit output but if K/Y has fallen by more then profits per unit of capital increased

    52. Ventajas: Bastante disponible para muchos pases Desventajas: Su interpretacin como indicador de competitividad se basa en el supuesto de que las razones capital-trabajo no cambian sustancialmente Usa bienes manufacturados como proxy para bienes transables

    55. Plan 1) Introduccin y Conceptos de Competitividad 2) Medicin de Competitividad 3) Teoras Sobre el Tipo de Cambio Real 4) Tipo de Cambio Real: Eleccin de ndices y Conceptos de Competitividad 5) Evaluando la Competitividad 6) Casos: Irlanda y Espaa

    56. Evaluando la Competitividad Un anlisis cuidadoso requiere: A) el calculo de varias medidas de RER B) su comparacin con respecto a un benchmark: 1) competitividad en algn perodo pasado; 2) Nivel de Equilibrio B) la evaluacin de indicadores no basados en precios: tasas de crecimiento de las exportaciones; cuotas de mercado mundial de las exportaciones; crecimiento de la productividad Changes in REER can be interpreted as reflecting changes in competitiveness of an economy but a careful analysis will include several REER measures and other indicators: For example, we need to also look at productivity developments this will be part of the story. In countries where there is a significant share of primary commodities in exports we would also want to take into consideration any developments in commodity prices. Here is another example: Canada We should also consider what is the equilibrium.... this is a benchmark are we returning to an initial level or to a new equilibrium: See lecture by Peter Isard.Changes in REER can be interpreted as reflecting changes in competitiveness of an economy but a careful analysis will include several REER measures and other indicators: For example, we need to also look at productivity developments this will be part of the story. In countries where there is a significant share of primary commodities in exports we would also want to take into consideration any developments in commodity prices. Here is another example: Canada We should also consider what is the equilibrium.... this is a benchmark are we returning to an initial level or to a new equilibrium: See lecture by Peter Isard.

    57. Tipo de Cambio Real de Equilibrio Distintos conceptos de RER Que significa un tipo de cambio real de equilibrio de largo plazo (LERER)? Cuales son las variables fundamentales que determinan el LERER Como podemos estimar el LERER ?

    58. LERER Definicin: De acuerdo a Nurkse (1945): El LERER es el valor del tipo de cambio real compatible con una situacin de equilibrio interno y externo de la economa compatible, para dados valores de otras variablesfundamentalesque tambin pueden afectar esos equilibrios

    59. Equilibrio Externo: el dficit de la cuenta corriente de la balanza de pagos es igual a su valor sostenible (permanente) CABP= CABP* Equilibrio Interno: pleno empleo, estabilidad de precios yS = yD La economa siempre esta en algn equilibrio de corto plazo, pero no necesariamente en uno de largo plazo como lo acabamos de definir El equilibrio es sostenible y estable si las variables fundamentales que afectan al RER han alcanzado sus valores estacionarios (de steady state; las fuerzas dinmicas que originaron un desequilibrio ya han operado totalmente)

    60. Formulacin General En cualquier momento, el valor de equilibrio del RER se puede representar como sigue (forma reducida): donde, ERER = tipo de cambio real observado B = componente burbuja X1 = variables predeterminadas (valores observados) X2 = variables de poltica (observadas y futuras) X3 = variables exogenas (observadas y futuras)

    61. Determinantes tpicos (de RER y PT/PN): Gasto del gobierno Medidas de productividad Terminos de intercambio Flujos de capital o tasa de interes real internacional Formulacin General (cont.)

    62. Sobrevaluacin o Subvaluacin del RER La existencia de una sub- (sobre-) valuacin del RER depender de la definicin de equilibrio que adoptemos: Corto plazo: ERER (Burbujat=0) Largo Plazo: LERER (Burbujat=0 y componentes transitorios e los fundamentales = 0)

    63. Mtodos Prcticos Sostenibilidad: en el largo plazo, la restriccion externa intertemporal tiene que satisfacerse ? la CABP tine que igualarse al flujo neto de capitales permanente o sostenible (compatible con mantener la deuda externa constante) ? encontrar LERE: RER compatible con esa condicion

    64. Mtodo de Balance Macroeconmico: CA consistente con balance externo en el mediano plazo: la CA normal SI (pases avanzados) Otros indicadores, ej., balance fiscal, FDI, niveles de ingreso relativos (necesidades de inversin), indicadores demogrficos (pases en desarrollo): CA compatible equilibrio interno de medio plazo (y = yp): CA Subyacente Verificar la sostenibilidad de la CA normal

    65. CABP y Tipo de Cambio (e)

    67. Efecto Balassa-Samuelson y LERER (e) Aumento permanente de productividad:

    68. Plan 1) Introduccin y Conceptos de Competitividad 2) Medicin de Competitividad 3) Teoras Sobre el Tipo de Cambio Real 4) Tipo de Cambio Real: Eleccin de ndices y Conceptos de Competitividad 5) Evaluando la Competitividad 6) Casos: Irlanda y Espaa

    69. Now we return to some examples and try to interpret what is going on. Possibly picking up Balassa-Samuelson effects Balassa-Samuelson effects could produce increases in REER-CPI with relatively little effect on REER-ULC: why? The weight of non-traded goods in the REER-CPI v. REER-ULC could be quite different (especially if the REER-ULC measure is based on manufacturing where traded goods are heavily weighted.) There are other possible explanations here: price deregulation could lead to divergence between the REER-CPI and the REER-ULC in transition economies. [In the case of Slovenia: check importance in basket.] Now we return to some examples and try to interpret what is going on. Possibly picking up Balassa-Samuelson effects Balassa-Samuelson effects could produce increases in REER-CPI with relatively little effect on REER-ULC: why? The weight of non-traded goods in the REER-CPI v. REER-ULC could be quite different (especially if the REER-ULC measure is based on manufacturing where traded goods are heavily weighted.) There are other possible explanations here: price deregulation could lead to divergence between the REER-CPI and the REER-ULC in transition economies. [In the case of Slovenia: check importance in basket.]

    71. [Traditional output-weighted measures of competitiveness in manufacturing in Ireland have been widely criticized because the exceptionally strong performance of a handful of multinational-dominated sectors severely distorts the picture. These sectors large gains in productivity often resulted from intangible foreign inputs into production, such as returns on past R&D, patents, and advertising campaigns abroad.] [Traditional output-weighted measures of competitiveness in manufacturing in Ireland have been widely criticized because the exceptionally strong performance of a handful of multinational-dominated sectors severely distorts the picture. These sectors large gains in productivity often resulted from intangible foreign inputs into production, such as returns on past R&D, patents, and advertising campaigns abroad.]

    72. [The strong wage increases in recent years have had different implications for the ULCs of manufacturing by industries. More so than capital-intensive industries, which are more immune to the effects of rising wage costs, labor-intensive industries in Ireland have been significantly affected by the recent developments in wages. Weighted by the employment share of manufacturingrather than the output sharein order to capture the sensitivity of the labor-intensive sectors to wages, the ULCs of manufacturing show only a limited decline up to 2001, followed by a sharp increase. Initially, the strong gains in productivity, particularly in chemicals and pharmaceuticals, masked most of the competitiveness losses in the labor-intensive sectors. Since 2001, however, falling production and an acceleration in wage inflation have driven up ULCs.] [The strong wage increases in recent years have had different implications for the ULCs of manufacturing by industries. More so than capital-intensive industries, which are more immune to the effects of rising wage costs, labor-intensive industries in Ireland have been significantly affected by the recent developments in wages. Weighted by the employment share of manufacturingrather than the output sharein order to capture the sensitivity of the labor-intensive sectors to wages, the ULCs of manufacturing show only a limited decline up to 2001, followed by a sharp increase. Initially, the strong gains in productivity, particularly in chemicals and pharmaceuticals, masked most of the competitiveness losses in the labor-intensive sectors. Since 2001, however, falling production and an acceleration in wage inflation have driven up ULCs.]

    73. [The movement of the REER weighted by the employment share suggests a significant deterioration in competitiveness since 2001. Consistent with the developments in employment-weighted ULCs, the employment weighted REER remained broadly stable during the second half of the 1990s, followed by a notable appreciation since 2001.3 In contrast, the output-weighted measure shows a steady decline followed by a pause at the depreciated level. The divergence between the two measures has been widening in recent years. The sustained gains in competitiveness shown by the output-based measure were mainly supported by strong production growth in a few industries, which offset the impact of rising ULCs in other industries.] [The movement of the REER weighted by the employment share suggests a significant deterioration in competitiveness since 2001. Consistent with the developments in employment-weighted ULCs, the employment weighted REER remained broadly stable during the second half of the 1990s, followed by a notable appreciation since 2001.3 In contrast, the output-weighted measure shows a steady decline followed by a pause at the depreciated level. The divergence between the two measures has been widening in recent years. The sustained gains in competitiveness shown by the output-based measure were mainly supported by strong production growth in a few industries, which offset the impact of rising ULCs in other industries.]

    74. [Excluding the capital intensive industries, the deterioration in competitiveness has been more severe. While the employment weighted REER is less biased than the output weighted measures by the strong performance of the handful of capital-intensive multinational industries, the large sectoral dispersion still remains. By excluding these industries, the adjusted REER reflects better the sensitivity of overall Irish manufacturing to wage developments. As expected, without the large cushion provided by the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors (NACE 24), competitiveness losses in Ireland would have been even more pronounced since 2001.] [Excluding the capital intensive industries, the deterioration in competitiveness has been more severe. While the employment weighted REER is less biased than the output weighted measures by the strong performance of the handful of capital-intensive multinational industries, the large sectoral dispersion still remains. By excluding these industries, the adjusted REER reflects better the sensitivity of overall Irish manufacturing to wage developments. As expected, without the large cushion provided by the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors (NACE 24), competitiveness losses in Ireland would have been even more pronounced since 2001.]

    80. Evaluacin de la Competitividad en Espaa (http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2006/cr06211.pdf) Spain: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation El balance de cuenta corriente se ha deteriorado, pasando de un dficit promedio cercano a 2 por ciento del PIB desde la entrada a la UE en 1986 a un dficit de 7 por ciento del PIB en el 2005. Esto refleja principalmente un deterioro del balance comercial . Este deterioro, a su vez, refleja la posicin cclica de la economa y los precios del petrleo, pero tambin problemas estructurales de competitividad. Esta visin del staff del Fondo es consistente con la evolucin de un grupo de indicadores

    82. Cuenta Corriente y Balance Comercial

    83. La evolucin del RER tambin sugiere una erosin de la competitividad de la economa. Dadas las dificultades practicas asociadas a la estimacin de RER de equilibrio, el staff utilizo varias metodologas Aunque todos las metodologas tienen limitaciones todas sugieren una debilidad competitiva apreciable (del orden de 23 30 por ciento) Sobrevaluacin del RER

    84. RER - CPI

    85. Costos Laborales Unitarios (CLUs)

    86. Indices de Margenes de Exportacion (deflactor de exportaciones / CLU)

    87. Penetracin de las Importaciones

    88. Exportaciones: Cuotas de Mercado Mundial

    89. Lecturas Adicionales Chinn, Menzie D., 2005, A primer on real effective exchange rates: determinants, overvaluation, trade flows and competitive devaluation, NBER Working Paper 11521 BIS Economic Paper #39, November 1993 Measuring International Price and Cost Competitiveness Lipschitz, Leslie, and Donogh McDonald, 1992, Real Exchange Rates and Competitiveness: A Clarification of Concepts, and Some Measurements for Europe, Empirica, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 3769. Krugman (1994) Competitiveness: A dangerous Obsession, Foreign Affairs, vol 73, no. 2 Burgess, R., Fabrizio, S. and Y. Xiao (2004) The Baltics: Competitiveness on the Eve of EU Accession, International Monetary Fund.

    90. Lecturas Adicionales Medicion: Dwyer and Lowe (1993) Alternative concepts of the real exchange rate: A reconciliation RBA Research Discussion Paper 9309, Reserve Bank of Australia Ellis, Luci (2001) Measuring the real exchange rate: Pitfalls and Practicalities RBA Research Discussion Paper 2001-04, Reserve Bank of Australia Teoria: Froot and Rogoff (1995) Perspectives on PPP and Long-run Real Exchange Rates Handbook of International Economics, vol. III, edited by Grossman and Rogoff. Medicion del Efecto Balassa-Samuelson: OP 234

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