A Note on the Macroeconomic Assumptions of International Financial Management

1977 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian H. Giddy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
International Financial Management

scholarly journals Exchange Rate Appreciation, International Competitiveness And Purchasing Power Parity: The Shiomi Company Of Japan

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
John F. Boschen
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Purchasing Power Parity ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Nominal Exchange Rate ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Power Parity ◽  
Consumer Prices ◽  
The Us ◽  
Cost Competitiveness ◽  
International Financial Management

In 2011 the ongoing appreciation in the yen against the US$ led Japanese firm Shiomi to consider relocating its production facilities outside of Japan. As a prelude to making this decision, Shiomi commissioned an evaluation of the historical impact of the yen’s appreciation on Japanese competitiveness. This evaluation is the basis for two important lessons in international financial management.  First, it is the real exchange rate, rather than the nominal exchange rate, that determines the relative cost competitiveness of countries. Second, in accordance with the rules of purchasing power parity, the historical evaluation showed that higher inflation in the U.S. relative to Japan caused the ratio of Japanese to U.S. prices to fall at roughly the same rate as the yen’s appreciation against the US$. Thus the long-term appreciation in the yen had little impact on Japanese competitiveness. Students are asked to assess the relocation decision in light of the post-case data on exchange rates and consumer prices supplied in the case. The case is appropriate for use in an international financial management or international economics course.

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