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Choice of substitution currency in Russia: how to explain the dollar's dominance?

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The analysis of external economic relations of Russia reveals a paradox: while Europe is the main trade and direct investment partner of Russia, this is far from being the case concerning its currency s role in Russia's financial activities.The dollar is much preferred by economic agents for financial operations.This paper proposes a disaggregated approach to this issue by separating the means of exchange and store of value components of the use of substitution currencies.The influence of three main factors (inertial component, real trade relations and exchange rate fluctuations) on the relative demand for the euro by Russian economic agents is tested for the period 1999-2004.Finally we suggest a theoretical interpretation of the results based on the conventions theory approach.

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  • Dorbec, Anna, 2005. "Choice of substitution currency in Russia: how to explain the dollar's dominance?," BOFIT Discussion Papers 15/2005, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT).
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    1. Harrison, Barry & Vymyatnina, Yulia, 2007. "Currency substitution in a de-dollarizing economy: the case of Russia," BOFIT Discussion Papers 3/2007, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT).

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    Keywords

    dollarisation; euroisation; transition; Russia; currency substitution; asset substitution; network externalities; hysteresis; conventions;
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    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General

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