Currency Regimes Flashcards

1
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Impossible trinity

A

Stability (managed or fixed rate)
Independence
Integration (easy movement)

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IMF classes of currency regime (4)

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Hard peg: given up sovereignty over monetary policy

Soft peg: fixed rate

Floating arrangement: free floating or with a little intervention

Residual

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3
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Currency boards and Dollarization

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Currency board. Every dollar you have is backed by the currency of another country (all foreign reserves)

Dollarization: use of USD

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