01742cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005110 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451869910 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Oomes, Nienke. Why Do Countries Peg the Way They Peg? : The Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice / Nienke Oomes, Christopher Meissner. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (45 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students What determines the currency to which countries peg or "anchor" their exchange rate? Data for over 100 countries between 1980 and 1998 reveal that trade network externalities are a key determinant. This implies that anchor currency choice may well be suboptimal in that certain currencies, e.g., the U.S. dollar, could be oversubscribed. It also implies that changes in anchor choices by a small number of countries can have large and rapid effects on the international monetary system. Other factors found to be related to anchor choice include the symmetry of output shocks and the currency denomination of liabilities. Mode of access: Internet Meissner, Christopher. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/132 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/132/001.2008.issue-132-en.xml IMF e-Library