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Dollarization in Ecuador 25 oranges Liquefied Gas 20 333 sucre 25 000 sucre $0.81 (dollars) $ 1 dollar Introduction. F or the past century there have been radical
the peso into a stable currency that people will want to use without coercion. People trust the dollar; they do not trust the peso (Hanke). It may no longer be possible
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25 oranges Liquefied Gas
20 333 sucre 25 000 sucre
$0.81 (dollars) $ 1 dollar
Introduction.
F
or the past century there have been radical changes in economic philosophy, resulting in a debate over which exchange rate is best in a world of high capital mobility and capital flows. This debate has produced revolutionary and innovative answers to the question and with it, substantial sources of disagreement among exchange rate economists. Many economists now recommend that countries give up the idea of intermediate exchange rate models and adopt corner solutions such as free floating exchange rates, and currency boards or dollarization. The latter has become highly popular among emerging economies, principally in Latin America, despite its controversiality.
In the first section of my essay I am going to talk about some of the theory behind the exchange rate and from there decide what is the best choice for EM economies. In the second part, I will analyze some empirical evidence related to currency board and dollarization. In the last and third section of this paper I try to answer the question when is dollarization necessary despite its uncertainty?
1. Which exchange rate is best for EM economies.
According to Robert A. Mundell (1960, 1961) "The argument for flexible exchange rates based on national currencies
[works as long as the]
factor [labor and capital] mobility is high internally and low internationally
The flexible exchange system works badly if capital mobility is mobile because the rate of interest has a more direct effect on the balance of payments than on the market to which responds (the goods-and-services market)". Nowadays, with a globalized world economy with free trade agreements such as NAFTA, CAFTA, MERCOSUR, and regionalized...
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