Carry Trade vs. Deposit-Driven Euroization

Author/Editor:

Nan Geng ; Tiberiu Scutaru ; Johannes Wiegand

Publication Date:

March 15, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Financial “euroization”—or “dollarization” outside of Central and Eastern Europe—is typically analyzed as a singular phenomenon that can be traced to a common set of factors. This paper argues that two types of euroization need to be distinguished, which have different causes, economic consequences, and policy implications: carry trade euroization that emerges when households and corporations seek to exploit interest rate differentials between foreign currency loans and local currency deposits, and deposit-driven euroization that is rooted in distrust in the local currency as a savings vehicle. We present a theoretical framework that sketches key features of both euroization types, and test it with data from 28 Emerging European and Central Asian economies.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2018/058

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

March 15, 2018

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484345269/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2018058

Pages:

29

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