Abstract
An old yet rarely explored motive of hoarding international reserves advanced by Machlup (1966) is examined. Reserve accumulation behavior in Asia is driven by a psychological desire to keep up with neighboring countries, i.e., 'keeping up with the Joneses effect'.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 231-234 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- Accumulation of international reserves
- Keeping up with the Joneses
- Mrs. Machlup's wardrobe
- Peer countries
- Regime dependence