: the euro. This paper econometrically estimates determinants of the shares of major currencies in the reserve holdings of ….9). The advent of the euro interrupts the continuity of the historical data set. So we estimate parameters on pre-1999 data … dollar and euro over the period 1999-2004. Whether the euro might in the future rival or surpass the dollar as the world …

The euro has arisen as a credible eventual competitor to the dollar as leading international currency, much as the … euro over the period 1999-2007. This paper updates calculations regarding possible scenarios for the future. We exclude the … the de facto financial center of the euro, more so than Frankfurt. We also assume that the dollar continues in the future …