05226oam 22011054 450 991096088730332120250426110546.0978661284360097814623063291462306322978145279042814527904269781282843608128284360597814518729341451872933(CKB)3170000000055302(EBL)1608363(SSID)ssj0000941835(PQKBManifestationID)11505436(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000941835(PQKBWorkID)10964470(PQKB)11687995(OCoLC)642055052(MiAaPQ)EBC1608363(IMF)WPIEE2009146(IMF)WPIEA2009146WPIEA2009146(EXLCZ)99317000000005530220020129d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroducing the Euro as Legal Tender—Benefits and Costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde /Patrick Imam1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2009.1 online resource (36 p.)IMF Working PapersDescription based upon print version of record.9781451917222 1451917228 Includes bibliographical references.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 Choice4. 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 ArrangementsIn 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 Cape Verde, a highly tourism based economy that has become increasingly integrated into the euro-zone area and that has a strong macroeconomic track record. We illustrate that neither the benefits nor the costs of unilateral eurorization are large and conclude that there is no compelling case to change the current exchange rate arrangement at this point in time. Econometrically, we assess the characteristics of dollarized economies and demonstrate that few of them apply to Cape Verde, further confirming that Cape Verde does not fit the pattern of most dollarizing countries.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2009/146Euro-dollar marketForeign exchange ratesCape VerdeConventional pegimfCurrenciesimfCurrencyimfDollarizationimfExchange rate arrangementsimfExchange ratesimfForeign ExchangeimfForeign exchangeimfGovernment and the Monetary SystemimfMonetary economicsimfMonetary policyimfMonetary SystemsimfMoney and Monetary PolicyimfMoneyimfPayment SystemsimfRegimesimfStandardsimfCabo VerdeimfEuro-dollar market.Foreign exchange ratesConventional pegCurrenciesCurrencyDollarizationExchange rate arrangementsExchange ratesForeign ExchangeForeign exchangeGovernment and the Monetary SystemMonetary economicsMonetary policyMonetary SystemsMoney and Monetary PolicyMoneyPayment SystemsRegimesStandards332.4;332.45Imam Patrick1816071International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910960887303321Introducing the Euro as Legal Tender—Benefits and Costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde4371911UNINA