Demand for imports (before $-devaluation) Demand for imports (after $-devaluation) Price of imports, in foreign currency (before $-devaluation) O Yes O No USA Japan 400 600 200 800 10 100 Suppose the $ is devalued: we go from Yen = $1/100 to Yen = $1/10. Does the Marshal-Lerner condition hold in this example?

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Demand for imports (before $-devaluation)
Demand for imports (after $-devaluation)
Price of imports, in foreign currency (before $-devaluation)
Yes
No
USA Japan
400
600
200
10
800
100
Suppose the $ is devalued: we go from Yen = $1/100 to Yen = $1/10. Does the Marshal-Lerner condition hold in this example?
Transcribed Image Text:Demand for imports (before $-devaluation) Demand for imports (after $-devaluation) Price of imports, in foreign currency (before $-devaluation) Yes No USA Japan 400 600 200 10 800 100 Suppose the $ is devalued: we go from Yen = $1/100 to Yen = $1/10. Does the Marshal-Lerner condition hold in this example?
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