The International Monetary and Financial System

49 Pages Posted: 7 May 2019

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Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics; University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Hélène Rey

London Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Maxime Sauzet

Boston University

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Date Written: May 2019

Abstract

International currencies fulfill different roles in the world economy with important synergies across those roles. We explore the implications of currency hegemony for the external balance sheet of the United States, the process of international adjustment, and the predictability of the US dollar exchange rate. We emphasize the importance of international monetary spillovers, of the exorbitant privilege, and analyse the emergence of a new 'Triffin dilemma'.

Keywords: Exchange Rates, External assets and liabilities, Global financial cycle, International adjustment, International Currencies, Triffin dilemma

JEL Classification: E0, F3, F4, G1

Suggested Citation

Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier and Rey, Helene and Sauzet, Maxime, The International Monetary and Financial System (May 2019). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13714, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3383972

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