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Dollar Shortages, CIP Deviations, and the Safe Haven Role of the Dollar

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  • Philippe Bacchetta

    (University of Lausanne Swiss Finance Institute and CEPR)

  • J. Scott Davis

    (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

  • Eric van Wincoop

    (University of Virginia and NBER)

Abstract

Since 2007, an increase in risk or risk aversion has resulted in a US dollar appreciation and greater deviations from covered interest parity (CIP). In contrast, prior to 2007, risk had no impact on the dollar, and CIP held. To explain these phenomena, we develop a two-country model featuring (i) market segmentation, (ii) limited CIP arbitrage (since 2007), (iii) global dollar dominance. During periods of heightened global financial stress, dollar shortages in the offshore market emerge, leading to increased CIP deviations and a dollar appreciation. The appreciation occurs even in the absence of global dollar demand shocks. Central bank swap lines mitigate these effects.

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  • Philippe Bacchetta & J. Scott Davis & Eric van Wincoop, 2023. "Dollar Shortages, CIP Deviations, and the Safe Haven Role of the Dollar," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 23-117, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp23117
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    JEL classification:

    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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