Currency Substitution in Developing Countries: An Introduction

Author/Editor:

Guillermo Calvo ; Carlos A. Végh Gramont

Publication Date:

May 1, 1992

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Summary:

This paper reviews the main policy and analytical issues related to currency substitution in developing countries. The paper discusses, first, whether currency substitution should be encouraged or not; second, how the presence of currency substitution affects the choice of nominal anchors in inflation stabilization programs; third, the effects of changes in the rate of growth of the money supply on the real exchange rate; fourth, the interaction between inflationary finance and currency substitution; and, finally, issues related to the empirical verification of the currency substitution hypothesis.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1992/040

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

May 1, 1992

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451845884/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0401992

Pages:

32

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