OPTIONS FOR MONETARY INTEGRATION IN THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY

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  • Stefania Scandizzo Corporación Andina de Fomento

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54642/rvac.v9i1.10931

Keywords:

Monetary alternatives, integration, Andean Community of Nations, exchange regimes.

Abstract

Object of this paper is to examine the options for monetary integration In the Andean Community,in the context of existing literature on the subject. After a survey of the relevant literature, some ;stylised facts of the Andean Community are examined. Optimum Currency Area criteria are con-/sidered, as are some indictors of fear of floating and dollarization within the region. I argue thatthe traditional literature on monetary integration has been developed largely with the intent ofexplaining integration in Europe, and to consider instead monetary integration In Latin Americawe need a new framework, one that takes into account the particular characteristics of theseeconomies: fear of floating, original sin, dollarization, and large and volatile capital flows, subjectto financial contagion and sudden stops. In conclusion I examine the pros and cons of three possibleoptions available to the Andean Community: mutual exchange rate pegging, a common regionalcurrency and dollarization.

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Stefania Scandizzo, Corporación Andina de Fomento

Corporación Andina de Fomento

How to Cite

Scandizzo, S. (2016). OPTIONS FOR MONETARY INTEGRATION IN THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY. Revista Venezolana De Análisis De Coyuntura, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.54642/rvac.v9i1.10931

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