In this paper I discuss in what way, if any, the collapse of Argentina’s experience with a currency board has affected the policy debate on the appropriate exchange rate regime in emerging and transition countries. More specifically, I deal with three issues: (1) I discuss some important aspects of the Argentine experience; (2) I provide a comparative evaluation of economic performance under st...

This paper reviews the pattern of poverty rates and income inequality in El Salvador since the 1990s. It discusses some of the likely factors that explain the reduction in income inequality that has taken place in the country in the last decade, which paradoxically has coincided with the long period of economic stagnation that has followed dollarization since 2001. After examination of the avai...

t he investigation of exchange rate pass-through is an important issue in international finance. the relationship between exchange rate pass-through and exchange rate arrangements such as the dollarization regime has been examined in recent decades. for this purpose, the main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of exchange rate pass-through on the domestic inflation in selecte...