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Dollarisation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Juan-Sebastian Corrales
  • Patrick A. Imam
  • Sebastian Weber
  • Etienne Yehoue

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This article introduces an extended database on dollarisation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We document the pattern of dollarisation in SSA economies over the last decade and assess the determinants of dollarisation in SSA compared with the rest of the world. In contrast to other regions, SSA has experienced an increase in dollarisation over the last 10 years, despite examples of successful de-dollarisation, such as Angola, Mozambique and Zambia. Traditional factors such as the optimal portfolio choice arguments contribute only little, while market development contributes most to explaining the variation of dollarisation in SSA. While these factors can account for a significant fraction of the dollarisation in SSA, there is still a non-negligible portion of dollarisation in SSA that is yet to be explained, suggesting that there is some unique feature, specific to SSA, which is not fully captured by traditional explanatory variables. Despite an improved macroeconomic environment, dollarisation remains elevated, likely due to the region's volatile history. This indicates that dollarisation should decline going forward provided that the recently gained stability is preserved.

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  • Juan-Sebastian Corrales & Patrick A. Imam & Sebastian Weber & Etienne Yehoue, 2016. "Dollarisation in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 25(1), pages 28-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:25:y:2016:i:1:p:28-54.
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    1. Raheem, Ibrahim & Ajide, Kazeem, 2020. "The journey towards dollarization: the role of the tourism industry," MPRA Paper 105505, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Kazeem B. Ajide & Ibrahim D. Raheem & Simplice A. Asongu, 2018. "Dollarization and the “Unbundling†of Globalization in sub-Saharan Africa," Research Africa Network Working Papers 18/034, Research Africa Network (RAN).
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    6. Mr. Juan S Corrales & Patrick A. Imam, 2019. "Financial Dollarization of Households and Firms: Does It Differ?," IMF Working Papers 2019/019, International Monetary Fund.
    7. Ajide, Kazeem B. & Raheem, Ibrahim D. & Asongu, Simplice A., 2019. "Dollarization and the “unbundling” of globalization in sub-Saharan Africa," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 398-409.
    8. Hansjörg Herr & Bea Ruoff, 2018. "Insufficient Economic Convergence in the World Economy: How Do Economists Explain Why Too Many Countries Do Not Catch-up?," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 7(1), pages 1-27, April.
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