After growing rapidly during the 1990s, the scale of deposit dollarization has slowed or even reversed since 2001. This paper employs an expanded cross-country data set on the share of bank deposits denominated in foreign currency. It documents the break in trend and seeks to explain this apparent reversal in this aspect of global financial integration. Valuation changes related to dollar weakness from 2002 do not seem to be the cause. But lower inflation in many countries has reduced the attractions of foreign currency as a hedge. Also, the Argentine crisis of 2001-02 may have heightened investor awareness of the risk of forced conversion of foreign currency deposits. A return to higher inflation and fading memories of forced conversions could lead to a resumption in the growth of deposit dollarization, with the banking risks that this can entail. Copyright 2008 The Author. Journal compilation 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Download Info
To download:
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the
proper application to
view it first. Information about this may be contained
in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read
the IDEAS help
page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS
site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Volume (Year): 11 (2008) Issue (Month): 3 (December) Pages: 247-268 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
(with abstract),
plain text
(with abstract),
BibTeX,
RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite),
ReDIF