Financial Dollarization in Latin America / / Robert Rennhack, Masahiro Nozaki

• Autore: Rennhack Robert
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (36 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Monetary policy - Latin America; Currency question - Latin America; Bank deposits; Banking; Banks and Banking; Banks and banking; Banks; Currencies; Currency; Deflation; Depository Institutions; Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy; Dollarization; Exchange rate policy; Factor Movement; Financial Institutions and Services: General; Financial services; Foreign Exchange Policy; Foreign Exchange; Foreign exchange; Government and the Monetary System; Inflation; Investment Decisions; Macroeconomics; Micro Finance Institutions; Monetary economics; Monetary policy; Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General; Monetary Systems; Money and Monetary Policy; Money; Mortgages; Payment Systems; Portfolio Choice; Price Level; Prices; Regimes; Standards
• Soggetto geografico: Brazil
• Altri autori: NozakiMasahiro
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. TRENDS IN FINANCIAL DOLLARIZATION""; ""III. FINANCIAL DOLLARIZATION AS A RATIONAL RESPONSE TO INFLATION""; ""IV. THE ROLE OF CREDIT RISK""; ""V. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""APPENDIX I""; ""APPENDIX II""; ""REFERENCES""
• Sommario/riassunto: This paper tests several explanations for financial dollarization (FD), with an emphasis on Latin America. The results provide evidence that FD is a rational response to inflation uncertainty. The paper builds on previous research by finding that an exchange rate policy biased towards currency depreciation and currency mismatches tends to contribute to high FD and that FD is highly persistent. These results suggest that countries with significant FD should encourage the use of domestic currency by maintaining macroeconomic stability; allowing more exchange rate flexibility and less bias towards currency depreciation; and adapting prudential regulations to ensure that costs associated with FD are fully internalized in financial contracts. At the same time, restoring confidence in the domestic currency may take many years of sound policies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Financial Dollarization in Latin America
• ISBN: 9786613822635; 9781462313495; 1462313493; 9781452760247; 1452760241; 9781282590458; 1282590456; 9781451908039; 1451908032
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910969919803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2006/007