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Dollarization and monetary sovereignty: the case of Argentina

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David E. Altig
Owen F. Humpage
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In January, President Menim of Argentina proposed strengthening his country's commitment to monetary stability by replacing the peso with the U.S. dollar. Dollarization leaves Argentina without a lender of last resort, but the Federal Reserve's current operating procedure combines with existing Argentine arrangements to mitigate this drawback.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its journal Economic Commentary.

Volume (Year): (1999)
Issue (Month): Sep 15 ()
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Keywords: Argentina ; Monetary policy - Argentina ; Currency boards;

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  1. Paul Hallwood & Ian W. Marsh & Jorg Scheibe, 2001. "Official Dollarization in Latin America: Could it Work?," Working papers 2001-06, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. David Altig, 2006. "Damned If You Do: Comment on Schuler’s Argentina Analysis," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 3(2), pages 88-94, May. [Downloadable!]
  3. Jerry Jordan & John Carlson, 2000. "Money, Monetary Policy, and Central Banking," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 241-253, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Kurt Schuler, 2006. "Reply to David Altig and Brad Setser," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 3(2), pages 105-108, May. [Downloadable!]
  5. Bill Francis & Iftekhar Hasan & Delroy Hunter, 2002. "Emerging market liberalization and the impact on uncovered interest rate parity," Working Paper 2002-16, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. [Downloadable!]
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