NBER Working Paper – Scrambling for Dollars: International Liquidity, Banks and Exchange Rates
Author(s): Javier Bianchi, Saki Bigio & Charles Engel Date: November 2021 Abstract: We develop a theory of exchange rate fluctuations arising from financial institutions’ demand for dollar liquid assets. Financial flows are unpredictable and may leave banks “scrambling for dollars.” Because of settlement frictions in interbank markets, a precautionary demand for dollar reserves emerges and[…]