Introducing the Euro as legal tender : benefits and costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde / Patrick Imam.
In recent years, recommendations for countries to unilaterally dollarize/eurorize have become common, particularly when the countries lack economic credibility. After exploring the characteristics of dollarizing/eurorizing economies, we look at the merits and costs of unilateral eurorization for Cap...
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[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund,
2009.
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| Series: | IMF working paper ;
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction; II. Characteristics of Eurorization/Dollarization Countries; Tables; 1. List of Dollarized Economies; III. Potential Benefits and Costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde; Boxes; 1. Loss of Seignorage Revenue: Theory and Evidence; 2. Present Value Loss of Seignorage Revenue (as a share of GDP); Figures; 1. Debt With and Without Access to Seignorage Revenue, 2008-28; 3. Seignorage Gains for CEECs; 2. Growth Effect of Euroriztion is Temporary, not Permanent; IV. Econometric Analysis of the Characteristics of Dollarized Economies; A. Determinants of Exchange Rate Choice
- 4. Comparing Merits of Different Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes with Cape Verde Current PegB. Data; C. Estimation; 5. Choice of Exchange Rate Regime (Dollarized Economies); 6. Choice of Exchange Rate Regime (Hard Pegs); 7. Choice of Exchange Rate Regime (Dollarized, Other Hard Pegs and Non-Hard Pegs); V. Practical Aspects of Successful Eurorization; 2. Some Practical Aspects of Introducing the Euro; VI. Conclusion; References; Appendix; 1. History of Cape Verdean Exchange Rate Arrangements