Has the Euro affected the choice of invoicing currency?

Vol: 
03/2011
Author name: 
Ligthart JE
Werner SEV
Year: 
2011
Month: 
February
Abstract: 

We present a new approach to study empirically the effect of the introduction of the euro on the pattern of currency invoicing. Our approach uses a compositional multi- nominal logit model, in which currency choice is explained by both currency-specfic and country-specic determinants. We use unique quarterly panel data of Norwegian imports from OECD countries for the 1996-2006 period. We nd that eurozone countries have substantially increased their share of home currency invoicing after the introduction of the euro, whereas the home currency share of non-eurozone countries fell. In addition, the euro as a vehicle currency has overtaken the role of the US dollar in Norwegian imports. The substantial rise in producer currency invoicing by eurozone countries is primarily caused by a drop in in inflation volatility and can only to a small extent be explained by an unobserved euro effect.

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