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既然货币的职能是交易媒介与价值尺度,而价值稳定性对于货币职能的履行至关重要,那么,汇率 制度选择问题同样也应该从货币价值稳定性角度进行理论考察。文章构建了货币价值基础论、推导了汇 率制度的选择原理,论证了人民币自主浮动的必要性与可行性。基本结论如下:一种货币充当交易媒介 的规模越大,其价值稳定性越好。另外,当纸币同时充当价值尺度时,其价值波动性会显著降低。对于经 济规模过小或过大的国家,固定汇率制度均会因制度成本过高而无效。在自主浮动条件下,人民币仍将 具备较高的价值稳定性。基于上述判断,中国早已具备实行浮动汇率的经济规模条件,人民币自主浮动 是必要而且可行的。
Sincethefunctiontocurrencyisthemediumforexchangeandthemeasurementofvalue,andthevaluesta- bilityiscrucialtothefulfillmentofthefunctiontocurrency,theselectiononexchangeratesystemshouldalsobethe- oreticallyinvestigatedfromtheperspectiveofthestabilitytocurrencyvalue.Thispaperconstructsthebasictheoryof currencyvalue,deducestheselectionprincipleofexchangeratesystem,anddemonstratesthenecessityandfeasibility ofRMB'sfreefloating.Thebasicconclusionhasbeenreachedthatthelargerthesizeofacurrencyasamediumofex- change,themorestableitsvaluestands.Inaddition,whenpapermoneyalsoactsasameasureofvalue,thevolatility ofitsvaluewillbesignificantlyreduced.Forcountrieswithtoosmallortoolargeeconomies,fixedexchangeratesys- temsareineffectivebecauseofhighinstitutionalcosts.Undertheconditionofindependentfloating,theRMBwillstill havehighervaluestability.Basedontheabovejudgment,Chinaalreadyhastheeconomicscaleconditionsforafloat- ingexchangerate,andaself-floatingRMBisnecessaryandfeasible.
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