A Study Note on the IS-LM & Mundell-Fleming Models
Yan Zeng
Version 1.0.2, last revised on 2012-06-06.
Abstract
A study note on the IS-LM model and the Mundell-Fleming model. Presentation is based on (Romer, 2000, pp. 218-232), (易纲, et al., 2005, pp. 114-126), and (Wikipedia, 2013).
The IS-LM Model Introduction
The IS–LM model (Investment Saving–Liquidity preference Money supply) is a macroeconomic tool that demonstrates the relationship between interest rates and real output, in the goods and services market and the money market. The intersection of the IS and LM curves is the "general equilibrium" where there is simultaneous equilibrium in both markets.
The IS Curve
The IS curve shows the combinations of output and the interest rate such that planned and actual expenditures on output are equal. The independent variable is the interest rate and the dependent variable is the level of income (even though the interest rate is plotted vertically).
To begin with, we suppose the planned real expenditure depends positively on real income (but increases less than one-for-one with income), negatively on the real interest rate (nominal interest rate minus expected inflation), positively on government purchases of goods and services, and negatively on taxes :1
In equilibrium, planned and actual expenditures must be equal: .
We can solve the above equation and represent as an explicit function of Indeed, after taking partial derivatives with respect to on both sides of the equation, a little bit algebra yields2
Implicit Function Theorem guarantees the existence of and the corresponding function graph on the Y-i plane, the IS curve, slopes down. In summary, the IS curve represents the causation from falling real interest rates to rising planned real expenditure to rising real output.
The LM Curve
The LM curve shows the combinations of output and the interest rate that lead to equilibrium in the money market for a given price level. The independent variable is real output and the dependent variable is the nominal interest rate .
To begin with, we denote by the nominal money supply3, which is set by the government, and by the price level. We suppose the demand for real money balance is a function of the nominal interest rate and the real output , and satisfies the equilibrium equation:4
By Implicit Function Theorem, the above equation determines a functional relationship between and , and
So the curve consisting of points is upward-sloping.5
The AD Curve
Recall the system of equations for the IS-LM model is
The intersection of the IS and LM curves shows the values of nominal interest rate and the real output such that the money market clears and actual and planned expenditures are equal for given levels of .
We can also view the system of equations as constraint conditions imposed on the three-dimensional space of , which under certain regularity conditions define a one-dimensional manifold (a curve). More precisely, defines a mapping from to . Suppose we can find a triple such that . The Jacobian matrix of with respect to the last two variables, , is
This matrix is non-singular, so according to Implicit Function Theorem [see, for example, (Munkres, 1991, p. 74)], and can be explicitly represented as functions of :
The curve on the - plane is called the AD curve. Moreover, we can easily obtain
A salient feature of the AD curve is that for each point on the curve, there is a distinct level of nominal interest rate , as we have argued that both price level and are implicit functions of real output ; along this curve, levels of (nominal money supply), (expected inflation), (government purchase), and (tax) are all assumed to be constants.
The Mundell-Fleming Model
The Mundell-Fleming Model is an extension of the IS-LM model. Whereas the traditional IS-LM model deals with a closed economy, the Mundell-Fleming model describes an open economy.
Recall the system of equations determining the IS-LM model is
where
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= real GDP = real income = real output = actual expenditure
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= planned expenditure
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= nominal interest rate
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= expected inflation
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= government purchase of goods and services
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= tax
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= nominal money supply
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= price level
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= the demand for real money balance
The first equation, the equation, determines the IS curve, with as the independent variable and the dependent variable. This equation models the equilibrium in the goods and services market (actual expenditure = planned expenditure). The second equation, the equation, determines the LM curve, with as the independent variable and the dependent variable. This equation models the equilibrium in the money market (supply of real money = demand for real money).
In an open economy, it is necessary to take into account the impact of the outside world. We adopt the simplification which thinks of the rest of the world as consisting of a single country. Denote by the exchange rate (quoted as domestic/foreign), the domestic price level, and the price level abroad. Then the real exchange rate is equal to and the Mundell-Fleming model stipulates that
The third equation is interpreted as domestic nominal interest rate equals foreign nominal interest rate, which is a consequence of the following two assumptions made by the Mundell-Fleming model6:
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Perfect capital mobility.
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Static exchange-rate expectation.
To emphasize the interest rate is an exogenously given constant, we rewrite the equations as
The first equation is called the equation and the second equation is called the equation. The equation has two variables (dependent or independent): the real output and the nominal exchange rate ; the equation has two variables (dependent or independent): the real output and the money supply . In both equations, nominal interest rate is a prescribed parameter.
Floating Exchange Rate
Under a floating exchange rate, the exchange rate is a dependent (endogenous) variable while the money supply is an independent variable that can be exogenously set by the domestic government. Thus, the equation will determine a unique for any given real money supply . This will plot a vertical line on the Y- plane under the assumption of fixed money supply. The equation determines a curve that is upward-sloping on the Y- plane. The result is Figure :
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Policy Implication: Under the floating exchange market, the government can exogenously set the money supply. As a consequence, the money market alone determines the real output at a given price level.
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Monetary policy. Suppose the central bank increases money supply. The transmission mechanism goes as follows:
Note this transmission mechanism is different from that of a closed economy, which is
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Fiscal policy. Suppose the government reduces tax or increases government spending. The transmission mechanism goes as follows:
Note this transmission mechanism is different from that of a closed economy, which is simply
It is then easy to see that expansionary fiscal policy in a small open economy will not be as effective as in a closed economy. In the context of the Mundell-Fleming model, expansionary fiscal policy shifts the curve to the right, as shown in Figure . However, at a given price level this leads only to appreciation of domestic currency ( decreases) and has no effect on output. Thus the aggregate demand curve is unaffected.
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Fixed Exchange Rate
Under a fixed exchange rate, the exchange rate is pegged at some level : . Moreover, the money supply becomes endogenous (i.e. dependent variable) rather than exogenous (i.e. independent variable), since for the government to fix the exchange rate, it must stand ready to buy or sell domestic currency in exchange for foreign currency at the level . The government therefore cannot independently set nominal money supply , but must let it adjust to ensure that the exchange rate remains at . Consequently the system of equations for the Mundell-Fleming model is updated to
“In addition, the equation serves only to determine and can therefore be neglected”-- (Romer, 2000, p. 229).7 Thus we are left with the equation and the exchange-rate equation. The curve is upward-sloping as before, and the exchange-rate equation is simply a horizontal line at . Figure depicts the solutions to these equations in output-exchange rate space.
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Policy Implication: The results for this case are the opposite of those for a floating exchange rate. Changes in planned expenditure now affect aggregate demand. A rise in government purchases, for example, shifts the curve to the right and thus raises output for a given price level. Disturbance in the money market, in contrast, have no effect on output for a given price level . A rise in the demand for money, for example, leads only to an increase in the money supply. Finally, with a fixed exchange rate, the exchange rate itself is a policy instrument. For example, a devaluation stimulates net exports and thus increases aggregate demand.
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Monetary policy. The transmission mechanism goes as follows:
So, by sticking to fixed exchange rate, the central bank has given up an independent monetary policy.
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Fiscal policy. The transmission mechanism goes as follows:
Bibliography
Munkres, J. R., 1991. Analysis on Manifolds. Redwood City: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co..
Romer, D., 2000. Advanced Macroeconomics. 2 ed. s.l.:McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Wikipedia, 2013. IS-LM model. [Online]
Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS/LM_model
易纲, 海闻 & 张磊, 2005. 《国际金融》. 上海: 上海人民出版社.
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