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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Washington, D.C.?] :
International Monetary Fund,
©2008.
©2008 |
| Colección: | IMF working paper ;
WP/08/132. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. Introduction; II. The Evolution of Anchor Currency Choice; A. Measuring Anchor Currency Choice; B. Stylized Facts on Anchor Currency Choice; Figures; 1. All Countries: Anchor Currency Choices, 1950-2001; 2. Developed Countries: Anchor Currency Choices, 1950-2001; 3. Developing Countries: Anchor Currency Choices, 1950-2001; 4. Transition Countries: Anchor Currency Choices, 1990-2001; C. Why Countries Peg the Way They Peg: A Brief Survey of Recent Experience; III. Conceptual Framework for Anchor Choice: Network Externalities, Multiple Equilibria, and Path Dependence; Tables.
- 1. Initial Payoff Matrix2. Subsequent Payoff Matrix; IV. Empirical Methodology; V. Empirical Determinants of Anchor and Regime Choice; A. Country-Specific Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice; B. Country-Specific Determinants of Regime Choice: Pegs vs. Floats; C. Anchor-Specific Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice; VI. Results; A. Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice; 3. Determinants of Anchor and Exchange Rate Regime Choice, 1990-1998; 4. Determinants of Anchor and Exchange Rate Regime Choice, 1980-1998; B. How Strong Are Network Externalities.
- 5. Actual and Predicted Number of Dollar Anchors, 1990-19986. Actual and Predicted Number of German Mark Anchors, 1990-1998; C. Other Determinants of Anchor Choice; D. Determinants of Regime Choice: Pegs vs. Floats; E. Model Fit; F. Other Specifications and Robustness Checks; 5. Determinants of Anchor Choice, Restricted Choice Set, 1980-1998; 6. Determinants of Anchor Choice, Restricted Choice Set, 1998; G. Other Factors that Appear Less Relevant or Are Hard to Test; VII. Conclusion; Appendixes; I. The Natural Classification.