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Argentina Should Dollarize Now

Cato Daily Podcast

CHAPTER

The Problem With Currency Boards in Argentina

In an orthodox currency board, the central bank really cannot carry out monetary policy. It just have an exchange rate policy to keep that exchange rate fixed. But dollarization is the equivalent of a hangman's noose so that the central bank either disappears or if it remains in existence, it's really powerless because the country has officially recognized another currency. They lose all control. And it's to the great benefits of the people.

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