In this paper I discuss in what way, if any, the collapse of Argentina's experience with a currency board has affected …

patterns and determinants of the currency risk premium in two currency boards -- Argentina and Hong Kong. Despite the presumed …

Argentina (until 2001), Eastern Europe, and Asia. An index of precommitment is derived from an analysis of legislative …

In 2002, Argentina was hit by a very severe economic crisis. This crisis was a result of the unsustainability of its … vulnerability of its banking system. Unlike Argentina, Bulgaria has an exit strategy; its accession to the European Union. The …

Two basic views can be discerned in post-mortems of Argentina's currency board: (1) that weak fiscal policy was … after 1998. It also understates the amount of adjustment required for Argentina to reach the equilibrium rate, because … neighbour countries' dollar exchange rates were held up by Argentina's overvaluation, as is indicated by their depreciation in …

This paper sheds light on the risks associated with currency board arrangements, referring to the severe liquidity … crisis that emerged in Argentina in November 2000. The inability of the Argentinean economy to grow because of an overvalued … liability side, Argentina had arguably little choice but to stick to the currency board. A series of measures aimed at reviving …

patterns and determinants of the currency risk premium in two currency boards - Argentina and Hong Kong. Despite the presumed …