We consider the likely economic impact and prospects for monetary integration among Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine as part of the Single Economic Space they have agreed to set up. A monetary union among these countries poses three interesting issues for the structure and process of integration: they have already been members of a wider currency union that collapsed, so ...

This article discusses the impact of dollarization in Ecuador, Panama and El Salvador as well Argentine convertibility system. We found that adoption a more stable currency has had positive results those countries.
 Key words: Dollarization, Inflation, Central Bank, Balance Trade, Gold Standard, Cash Ratio, Exports, Flexible Exchange Rates.
 JEL Classification: E42, E44, E58.
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L’Afrique offre la possibilité d’étudier les conséquences du choix entre une monnaie nationale et commune à plusieurs États. L’impact de ce sur réduction pauvreté est l’objet cet article. A partir d’une analyse économétrique, utilisant base données PovcalNet Banque mondiale, l’article montre que l’é...

What explains the central role of dollar in world trade? Will US currency retain its dominant status future? This paper develops a quantitative general equilibrium framework with endogenous choice that can address these questions. Complementarities price setting and input-output linkages across firms generate complementarities making exporters coordinate on same invoicing. The is more likely to...

The aim of this paper is determination of an optimal policy rule for Iranian economy from an Islamic perspective. This study draws on an Islamic instrument known as the Musharakah contract to design a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model. In this model the interest rate is no longer considered as a monetary policy instrument and the focus is on the impact of economic shocks on the Dynam...

the aim of this paper is to investigate the existence of the new non-ricardian regime policy in iranian economy. we detected signs of the non-ricardian regime from quarterly data of 1369 to 1391. to investigate further a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model is designed to estimate the fiscal and monetary parameters using a bayesian approach. our results indicated a passive monetary poli...