Full dollarization the pros and cons

Berg, Andrew. (Author). Borensztein, Eduardo. (Added Author). International Monetary Fund. External Relations Department. (Added Author).

Summary: Analyzes the costs and benefits of full dollarization, or the adoption by one country of another country's currency. Potential advantages include lower borrowing costs and deeper integration into world markets. But countries lose the ability to devalue, and become dependent on the U.S. Compares with currency board option.

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ISBN: 9781557759931
ISBN: 1557759936
ISBN: 1451935048 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781451935042 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (iii, 19 p.)
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.

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General Note:	"[This] paper draws on material originally contained in IMF Working Paper 00/50 and 00/29, respectively, 'The Pros and Cons of Full Dollarization' and 'The Choice of Exchange Rate Regime and Monetary Target in Highly Dollarized Countries' both by Andrew Berg and Eduardo Borensztein"--Pref. (iii). Multi-User. "Published December 2000."
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