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CBSE 2014 Class 12 Economics Delhi Set-3

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How does giving incentives for exports influende foreign exchange rate? Explain.
Solution:  
The incentives for exports boosts exports for the country. As a result of increase in exports the supply of foreign currency in the country increases. With demand remaining the same this results in a fall in the exchange rate implying currency appreciation. This can be explained diagrammatically as follows,
With the rise in exports the supply of foreign currency increases. In the diagram DDD D and SSS S are the initial demand curve and supply curve for foreign currency respectively. EE is the initial equilibrium point, with ORO R as the equilibrium exchange rate. Rise in the supply of foreign currency would shift the supply curve from SSS S to S'S'. With the shift in supply curve, the new equilibrium is established at point E′E', where the exchange rate falls from ORO R to OR1O R_{1} and the demand and supply of foreign currency rises to OQ2O Q_{2}. This represents a case of currency appreciation.
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