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The analysis explains how attempts to manipulate nominal exchange rates can create only short-lived real effects, undermine long-run price stability credibility, and introduce uncertainty for inflation, savings, and investment patterns. 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Instead, political institutions and incentives encourage decision-makers to replace automatic market responses with discretionary, politically motivated government choices.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How does monetary protectionism affect real exchange rates?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Expansion of money growth can initially produce a nominal currency depreciation. If prices adjust with delay, a real depreciation may occur, but inflation eventually offsets the nominal depreciation and restores the real exchange rate, making the relationship short-lived.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"Why does the text argue that monetary protectionism is not supported by economic arguments?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"Manipulating nominal exchange rates is said to have no permanent effect on terms of trade and to risk inflation. 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long questioned thewisdom of attempting to achieve current-accountobjectives through a monetarymanipulation of nominal exchange rates.Nevertheless.this seems to be the ap-proach of choice among many nationalleaders.We refer to these attempts asmonetary protectionism to emphasizetheir similarities with more traditionaltypes of protectionist policies,such astariffs and quotas.  \nCalls for monetary protectionism donot stem from a clearunequivocaldemonstration of market failure.Theygrow instead from political institutionsand incentives that encourage those dis-satisfied with the market's outcome tosupplant the automatic and nondis-criminatory responses of markets withthe discretionary.politically motivateddecisions of govemments.  \nThis Economic Commentary exploresthe political economy of monetaryprotectionism in order to illustrate itseconomic shortcomings and to under-stand its political appeal.As a counter-weight to the political pull towardmonetary protectionism,we recom-mend that nations adopt monetary con-stitutions,which focus monetary policyon long-term price stability and recog-nize market-determined exchange rates.  \n## ■ The Mechanics of MonetaryProtectionism\n\nTo understand the mechanics of mone-tary protectionism,consider the case ofa country with a balance-of-paymentsdeficit.Monetary protectionists would  \n# A Critique of Monetary Protectionism\n\ncall for an expansion of money growth,which,other things being equal,wouldproduce a nomina currency deprecia-tion.If individuals are unable to adjustprices immediately.or if they are slowin perceiving the inflationary aspects ofthis policy,a real depreciation willaccompany the nominal depreciationThe inflation rate eventually willrespond to the monetary expansion,however,offsetting the nominaldepreciation and retuming the realexchange rate to its initial position.Nevertheless,the tenuous,short-livedrelationship between money and thereal exchange rate is seductive enoughto convince politicians that monetarypolicy can serve mercantilist designs.  \nOur focus on this issue stems from afirm belief that central banks can do nobetter than to guarantee long-run pricestability and that any compromises tothis guarantee will not improveeconomic welfare.Acentral bank thatattempts to maintain price stability anda nominal exchange-rate target hasmore policy targets than policy instru-ments.At times,these two objectivesmay be compatible,but just as easily,they can conflict,forcing a central bankto trade one objective against the other.  \nRealizing the possible incompatibilities.markets will view neither price stabilitynor exchange-rate stability as a crediblepolicy.The knowledge that centralbanks will deviate from price stabilityto pursue an exchange-rate objectivewill raise uncertainty about future infla-tion and could distort savings and  \nMay 15.1990  \nDespite the political appeal ofexchange-market manipulations.monetary protectionism is unsup-ported by economic arguments.Manipulation of nominal exchangerates has no permanent effect on theterms of trade and risks inflation.  \ninvestment pattems.Similarly.attemptsto maintain nominal exchange rates willnot eliminate exchange-rate uncertainty,since countries will periodically realignexchange rates.Hedging exchange riskwill remain an important aspect of inter-national commerce.  \nDespite its growing attraction,mon-etary protectionism is not a product offloating exchange rates.Monetary pro-tectionism can result anytime that agovemment lacks a strict monetary con-stitution and will accept nonmarketcriteria for exchange rates.In principle,a gold standard or a fixed exchange-rate regime,both of which tie moneysupplies closely to the flow of intema-tional reserves,should limit the scopefor monetary protectionism.In prac-tice,however,neither system precludesadjustments of exchange-rate pegs.The competitive depreciations in the1930s offer an example of suchmonetary protectionism.  \n■ 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