Currency Substitution in Developing Countries: An Introduction
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by International Monetary Fund (IMF) in IMF Working Papers
- Vol. 92 (40)
- https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451845884.001
Abstract
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.Keywords
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