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Is It Possible to De-Dollarize? : The Case of Ecuador

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The policy reform termed dollarization, adoption of a foreign currency as the domestic currency, is widely believed to be irreversible. The paper presents counter examples, while noting that the Latin American "hard pegs" present problems that are more complex. It then uses Ecuador, the longest-lasting of the recent dollarizers, to examine all aspects of the possibility and process of de-dollarizing. Presentation of economic performance before and after dollarization leads to consideration of possible steps that could maintain the policy. Examination of the benefits of de-dollarization follows, with careful consideration of how a process of de-dollarization might be implemented. Since Ecuador may embark on this course, the paper provides a comprehensive and necessary examination of the issues involved
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  • Kenneth P. Jameson, 2003. "Is It Possible to De-Dollarize? : The Case of Ecuador," International Journal of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 42-60.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:ijpoec:v:33:y:2003:i:1:p:42-60
    DOI: 10.1080/08911916.2003.11042890
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    1. Metin-Özcan, Kıvılcım & Us, Vuslat, 2007. "Dedollarization in Turkey after decades of dollarization: A myth or reality?," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 385(1), pages 292-306.
    2. Paredes, Gonzalo J., 2017. "Ecuador: why exit dollarization?," Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), April.
    3. Jean-François Ponsot, 2005. "Stratégie monétaire des économies émergentes : les écueils de la dollarisation," Post-Print halshs-00098285, HAL.
    4. Gonzalez-Astudillo, Manuel, 2019. "Dolarización: efectos y riesgos en el caso ecuatoriano [Dollarization: effects and risks in the Ecuadorian case]," MPRA Paper 98250, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Koráb, Petr & Fidrmuc, Jarko & Dibooglu, Sel, 2023. "Growth and inflation tradeoffs of dollarization: Meta-analysis evidence," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    6. Jean-François Ponsot, 2012. "Financement soutenable et création monétaire en régime de dollarisation : le cas de l'Équateur," Post-Print halshs-00687369, HAL.

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    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies

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