In this paper, I discuss the implications for emerging countries of the adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in advanced jurisdictions, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Euro Zone. The analysis identifies benefits as well as costs. Among the former, one of the...

We use detailed data for Iceland to examine two often-neglected aspects of the "exchange rate pass-through" problem. First, we investigate whether the pass-through coefficient varies with the degree of "international tradability" of goods. Second, we analyze if the pass-through coefficient...