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Economic Insights is the Philadelphia Fed’s home for nontechnical articles about monetary policy, banking, and national, regional, and international economics, all written for a wide audience by our team of research analysts and economists.
What Drives Global Reserve Currency Dominance?
Research in Focus — Two Philadelphia Fed economists and their coauthor have developed a model that helps them identify the factors that can make a currency dominate international trade and finance.
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What Drives Global Reserve Currency Dominance?
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Research in Focus
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