THE EMPIRICS OF INTERNATIONAL CURRENCIES: NETWORK EXTERNALITIES, HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE

被引:36
作者
Flandreau, Marc
Jobst, Clemens
机构
[1] Graduate Institute Geneva, CEPR, Geneva
关键词
EXCHANGE; SEARCH; MONEY; MODEL; DISCRETION; ECONOMICS; EVOLUTION; RULES;
D O I
10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02219.x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Using a new database for the late nineteenth century, when the pound sterling was the world's leading international currency, this article provides evidence on the empirical determinants of international currency status. We report evidence in favour of the search-theoretic models to international currencies. Using a microeconomic model of currency choice, we provide empirical support to strategic externalities. We find strong confirmation of the existence of persistence, but reject the view that the international monetary system was subject to pure path dependency and lock-in effects, suggesting that, even in the absence of WWI, the USD was bound to overtake sterling.
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页数:22
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