RE: Re: Dollarize This

2000-04-18 Thread Max Sawicky
Max Sawicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/17/00 04:51PM I'm continually surprized by how little attention there is here to 'dollarization.' CB: What's important about dollarization ? That's what I was hoping others could tell me. Off the top of my head, it would seem to have dire

RE: Re: Dollarize This

2000-04-18 Thread Charles Brown
Max Sawicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/18/00 03:07PM Max Sawicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/17/00 04:51PM I'm continually surprized by how little attention there is here to 'dollarization.' CB: What's important about dollarization ? That's what I was hoping others could tell me. Off

Re: RE: Re: Dollarize This

2000-04-18 Thread Jim Devine
talking a break... CB: What's important about dollarization ? quoth Max: That's what I was hoping others could tell me. Off the top of my head, it would seem to have dire implications for the independence of other countries and the adequacy of their money supply, from the standpoint of

Re: Re: RE: Re: Dollarize This

2000-04-18 Thread Rod Hay
Widespread dollarization, would have a similar effect as a fixed exchange rate, such as the gold standard or Bretton Woods. Except that the degree of fixity would be much greater. (much less opportunity to cheat). And as such it would have the advantages and disadvantages of a fixed exchange

Re: Re: RE: Re: Dollarize This

2000-04-18 Thread phillp2
] Subject:[PEN-L:18246] Re: RE: Re: Dollarize This Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] talking a break... CB: What's important about dollarization ? quoth Max: That's what I was hoping others could tell me. Off the top of my head, it would seem to have dire implications