The Demand Cor International Reserves and their Opportunity Cost.

An empirical study that shows that countries' reserve holdings are sensitive to the rates at which they can borrow on international financial markets, this analysis confirms the view that holding major currencies as reserve assets has costs that are frequently unrecognized. Between 1978-82 for...

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Autor kompanije: International Monetary Fund
Format: Žurnal
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/105
Online pristup:Full text available on IMF
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Sažetak:An empirical study that shows that countries' reserve holdings are sensitive to the rates at which they can borrow on international financial markets, this analysis confirms the view that holding major currencies as reserve assets has costs that are frequently unrecognized. Between 1978-82 for 24 sample countries, and between 1978-86 for the same sample less those countries with debt-servicing difficulties, international borrowing costs were found to be a highly significant determinant of reserve holdings-particularly before 1982 for the group with debt difficulties.
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ISSN:1018-5941
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