神戸大学金融研究会
(Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University)

日時:
(Date&Time)
12月9日(土)14時00分から (Saturday, December 9, 2:00pm〜)
報告者:
(Speaker)
北野 重人 氏 (KITANO Shigeto)
所属:
(Affiliation)
和歌山大学 (Wakayama University)
論題:
(Topic)
"Nominal Debt and Inflation Stabilization"
概要:
(Abstract)
The "fiscal theory of currency crises" (Daniel, 2001; Corsetti and Mackowiak, 2005, 2006) claims that with long-term nominal debt, the government can delay the timing of an inevitable currency crisis due to a fiscal shock that would otherwise occur instantaneously. This paper shows that, on the contrary, long-term nominal debt can have destabilizing effects when the government introduces an inflation stabilization policy. It is shown that a stabilization policy that is successful in the absence of long-term debt can cause a crisis when long-term debt exists. The model implies that a government with a larger stock of long-term nominal debt must overcome a higher fiscal hurdle for a successful stabilization policy. This difficulty is avoidable if the long-term debt is indexed to inflation.
報告者:
(Speaker)
福田 慎一 氏 (FUKUDA Shinichi)
所属:
(Affiliation)
東京大学 (The University of Tokyo)
論題:
(Topic)
"On the Determinants of Exporters' Currency Pricing: History vs. Expectations" (with Masanori Ono)
概要:
(Abstract)
本論文では、国際貿易において米ドル建ての契約や決済が支配的である原因に関する従来の議論を概観したあと、発展途上国の輸出品のように財の差別化が不十分な財では、協調の失敗の結果として第3国通貨である米ドルが契約通貨として選択されるとする理論モデルを提示する。本稿から導かれる大きな含意は、財の差別化が小さくかつ日本の輸入依存度が大きい産業で、「協調の失敗」の結果として第3国通貨が契約通貨として選択される可能性があることを示したことである。本稿ではまた、価格が硬直的なモデルで、歴史的経緯が契約通貨の決定に大きな役割を果たす可能性があることを明らかにする。

The purpose of this paper is to investigate why the choice of invoice currency under exchange rate uncertainty depends not only on expectations but also on history.  The The theoretical analysis is based on an open economy model of monopolistic competition.  When the market is competitive enough, the exporting firms tend to set their prices not to deviate from those of the competitors.  As a result, a coordination failure can lead the third currency to be a less efficient equilibrium invoice currency.  The role of expectations is important in selecting the equilibrium in the static framework.  However, in the dynamic model with staggered price-setting, the role of history becomes another key determinant of the equilibrium currency pricing.  The result suggests the importance of history in explaining why the firm tends to choose the US dollar as vehicle currency.
会場:
(Place)
神戸大学経済経営研究所 会議室(研究所新館2階)
RIEB Meeting Room (New Building 2nd floor)
対象:
(Intended Audience)
基本的に会員制の研究会ですが、非会員で関心のある方の参加も歓迎します。
The seminar is primarily for the workshop members. But non-members are also welcome to attend.
備考:
(Note)

論文のコピーは開催日当日に会場にご用意いたします。
Copies of the paper will be available on that day of the seminar at meeting place.
セミナー参加を希望される方はお手数ですがご氏名、ご所属、ご連絡先(メ-ルアドレス)を事前に研究助成室までご連絡下さい。
If you would like to attend our workshop, please email us at Research Assistant Section your name, affiliation and email address beforehand.