On the Welfare Benefits of An International Currency:

Is it beneficial for a country''s currency to be used internationally? And, if so, can we quantify the benefit? Since the emergence of the euro, there has been great interest in the consequences of a transfer of the US dollar''s premier international role to the euro. Building on...

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1. Verfasser: Kannan, Prakash (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 2007
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 07/49
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Zusammenfassung:Is it beneficial for a country''s currency to be used internationally? And, if so, can we quantify the benefit? Since the emergence of the euro, there has been great interest in the consequences of a transfer of the US dollar''s premier international role to the euro. Building on recent advancements in the literature on search models of money, this paper presents a novel model-based approach towards assessing the welfare benefits associated with the international use of a country''s currency. The welfare gain for the Euro area in having the euro internationally used ranges from 1.7% to 2.1% of consumption
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (37 p)
ISBN:1451866135
9781451866131

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