It’s Not Too Late to Dollarize in Argentina
The most recent arguments against full dollarization at an exchange rate of 1 peso = 1 dollar are based on …
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Argentina’s Blunders
Devaluing the peso would require Argentina to flout the rule of law and abrogate property rights. It would be both …
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May The Best Currency Win
Who needs the Maastricht tests? Poland can’t yet pass them to join Europe’s monetary union. But it could have Citigroup …
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Argentine Plunder
Currency devaluations, particularly in emerging market countries, have been a common occurrence during the past decade. Since 1995, the currencies …
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Don’t Give ‘em a Cent
Many people — including economists who should know better — claim the crux of the Argentine crisis was an overvalued …
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Argentina’s Legal Plunder
Sebastian Edwards (The Americas, Jan. 25) claims that Chile’s peso devaluation in June 1982 was similar to Argentina’s recent devaluation …
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