Chronic dollarization: Argentina and Brazil

Dollarization is usually an acute monetary phenomenon. It accompanies shortlivedinflationary processes. In Latin America, it is usual to hear of a threat of dollarization,but effective dollarization only takes place with hyperinflation. An exception is Argentina,where there is a historically new phe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos, Ferrer, Aldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1991
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/1444
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/1444
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dolarização
inflação
estabilização
Dollarization
inflation
stabilization
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Sumario:Dollarization is usually an acute monetary phenomenon. It accompanies shortlivedinflationary processes. In Latin America, it is usual to hear of a threat of dollarization,but effective dollarization only takes place with hyperinflation. An exception is Argentina,where there is a historically new phenomenon: a chronic, long-lived dollarization. If chronic(inertial) inflation is particularly difficult to control, chronic dollarization is still more difficult. JEL Classification: F31; E31.