Duffy, John; Nikitin, Maxim - Econometric Society - 2004
We study unofficial dollarization, i.e., the use of foreign money alongside the domestic currency, in an environment … insurance against liquidity preference shocks. Unofficial dollarization has been a common phenomenon in emerging market … single digits. We refer to this phenomenon as a "dollarization hysteresis paradox." It has also been observed in these …