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10 Años de Convertibilidad: La Experiencia Argentina

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Title 10 Años de Convertibilidad: La Experiencia Argentina
10 Años de Convertibilidad: La Experiencia Argentina
 
Creator Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo
 
Description The paper revisits the economic implications of currency boards discussed in the literature in light of the recent Argentinean experience with the Convertibility Plan. It finds that, while the plan was successful in bringing down inflation, it has done so at the expense of greater output volatility. Moreover, it finds that the disciplining effect on fiscal expenditures expected from the elimination of the inflation tax did not materialize, contributing to the vulnerability of the country to negative external shocks. The main alternatives to the convertibility regime, namely a floating regime and full dollarization, are explored.
The paper revisits the economic implications of currency boards discussed in the literature in light of the recent Argentinean experience with the Convertibility Plan. It finds that, while the plan was successful in bringing down inflation, it has done so at the expense of greater output volatility. Moreover, it finds that the disciplining effect on fiscal expenditures expected from the elimination of the inflation tax did not materialize, contributing to the vulnerability of the country to negative external shocks. The main alternatives to the convertibility regime, namely a floating regime and full dollarization, are explored.
 
Publisher Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Facultad de Economía y Negocios
 
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Date 2010-03-01
 
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/6
 
Source Revista de Análisis Económico - Economic Analysis Review; Vol 16, No 2 (2001); 3-42
Revista de Análisis Económico – Economic Analysis Review; Vol 16, No 2 (2001); 3-42
0718-8870
0716-5927
 
Language spa
 
Relation http://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/6/13