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The Euro's Challenge to the Dollar; Different Views From Economists and Evidence From Cofer (Currency Composition of Foreign Exchange Reserves) and Other Data
Lim, Ewe-Ghee - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper examines opposing views on the euro's challenge to the dollar as an international currency. One view … euro has significantly overtaken the legacy currencies as a reserve currency. Generally, large economic size alone is … insufficient to challenge the network externalities supporting vehicle currencies, but scope exists for the euro to advance as an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825711
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Managing Financial Crises; Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America
Kincaid, G. Russell; Collyns, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMF’s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824823
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Trade and Financial Contagion in Currency Crises
Salgado, Ranil; Ricci, Luca Antonio; Caramazza, Francesco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
estimation finds these economic indicators to be significant for emerging market countries during the Mexican, Asian, and Russian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769104
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Original Sin, Balance Sheet Crises, and the Roles of International Lending
Zettelmeyer, Jeromin; Jeanne, Olivier - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
We present a stylized framework which encompasses a variety of "balance sheet approaches" to currency crises that have been suggested in the literature, and analyze their policy implications. The common theme is that currency and maturity mismatches in private sector balance sheets constrain the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599651
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Currency Crises in Developed and Emerging Market Economies; A Comparative Empirical Treatment
Fontaine, Thomson - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper takes a step in empirically testing the implications of a number of theoretical models that attempt to highlight the dynamics behind currency crises. By focusing on countries with broadly disparate economic and political arrangements, the study attempts to determine the extent to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599757
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Czech Koruna and Polish Zloty; Spot and Currency Option Volatility Patterns
Morales, Armando Méndez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
against the euro relative to the U.S. dollar, while the opposite is true for the zloty, apparently related to earlier … inflation rates. By contrast, the currency options market shows enhanced information content of both currencies against the euro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826189
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Exchange Rate Policy and Sovereign Bond Spreads in Developing Countries
Yue, Vivian Z.; Jahjah, Samir - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
We test the hypothesis of a link between exchange rate policy and sovereign bonds. We analyze the effect of exchange rate policies on supply and credit spreads of sovereign bonds issued by developing countries. An exchange rate policy is captured by the de facto exchange rate regime and the real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599729
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Financial Stability in Dollarized Economies
Gulde, Anne Marie; Hoelscher, David S.; Ize, Alain; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper addresses the challenges to prudential supervision in highly dollarized economies, where central banks and supervisors may be constrained in the use of standard money and financial policy tools. The study’s conclusions are the basis of an ongoing policy dialogue with IMF member...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824860
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Monetary Independence in Emerging Markets; Does the Exchange Rate Regime Make a Difference?
Philippon, Thomas; Zettelmeyer, Jeromin; Borensztein, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper compares the impact of shocks to U.S. interest rates and emerging market bond spreads on domestic interest rates and exchange rates across several emerging market economies with different exchange rate regimes. Consistent with conventional priors, the results indicate that interest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825800
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A Balance Sheet Approach to Financial Crisis
Setser, Brad; Roubini, Nouriel; Keller, Christian; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
The paper lays out an analytical framework for understanding crises in emerging markets based on examination of stock variables in the aggregate balance sheet of a country and the balance sheets of its main sectors (assets and liabilities). It focuses on the risks created by maturity, currency,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825923