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Carry Trade vs. Deposit-Driven Euroization

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  • Ms. Nan Geng
  • Tiberiu Scutaru
  • Mr. Johannes Wiegand

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Financial “euroization”—or “dollarization” outside of Central and Eastern Europe—is typically analyzed as a singular phenomenon that can be traced to a common set of factors. This paper argues that two types of euroization need to be distinguished, which have different causes, economic consequences, and policy implications: carry trade euroization that emerges when households and corporations seek to exploit interest rate differentials between foreign currency loans and local currency deposits, and deposit-driven euroization that is rooted in distrust in the local currency as a savings vehicle. We present a theoretical framework that sketches key features of both euroization types, and test it with data from 28 Emerging European and Central Asian economies.

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  • Ms. Nan Geng & Tiberiu Scutaru & Mr. Johannes Wiegand, 2018. "Carry Trade vs. Deposit-Driven Euroization," IMF Working Papers 2018/058, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2018/058
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