The pattern of currency substitution in latin american: An overview

• Miguel A. Savastano ^[1]
  1. [1] International Monetary Fund
• Localización: Revista de análisis económico, ISSN-e 0718-8870, ISSN 0716-5927, Vol. 7, Nº 1 (Editores Invitados: Guillermo Calvo y Carlos Vegh), 1992, págs. 29-72
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper identifies the stylized facts and common features of recent currency substitution episodes in Bolivia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. It discusses the relationship between macroeconomic policies and the pattern of currency substitution in these countries and investigates the effects that the presence of foreign currency deposits had on their demand for domestic money and on their ability to conduct monetary and exchangh rate policy. The paper argues that the decision to allow foreign currency deposits in the domestic financial system tends to increase the inflationary impact of fiscal imbalances and exchange role adjustments and jeopardizes the susfainability of a managed exchange rate regime.