Why Do Countries Peg the Way They Peg? : The Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice /

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,...

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Glavni avtor: Oomes, Nienke
Drugi avtorji: Meissner, Christopher
Format: Revija
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/132
Online dostop:Full text available on IMF