World Money in Time and Space: A Blow to the Dollar or a Blow by the Dollar?

Theoretical and practical aspects of the problem of functioning of the world’s means of payment and accumulation are discussed. It is shown that the US dollar is one of the specific forms of world money along with other ‘dominant’ currencies due to its function as a reliable asset for other countries, requiring for the issuing country exceptionally strong national institutions and confidence in this national currency, the American currency is also the universal equivalent in international settlements and the world’s means of payment, accumulation and medium of circulation. It is determined that the Russian ruble is ‘commodity’ currency but not the ‘dominant’ currency, and its share in international settlements is almost imperceptible. It is shown that, other things being equal, the American currency will continue to flow into Russia, since the export of Russian raw materials is traded on the world market mainly in dollars. It was revealed that the strategy for de-dollarization of the Russian economy did not contribute to the displacement of the dollar from payments for exports from Russia, with a noticeable increase in the share of the euro in payments. It was found that the transition in Russia’s settlements from China to national currencies was not carried out, and the EAEU countries remained the only ruble zone in settlements for Russia. It is shown that Russia’s attempt to switch to settlements exclusively in rubles is tantamount to creating an exclusive money circulation system for a small country, which, within the framework of the ‘dominant’ currencies paradigm, shows its limitations. The risks for the Russian economy as a result of its isolation from the system of international settlements in dollars and euros are formulated as part of the current sanctions by developed countries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika - 18(2022), 1, Seite 7-33

Sprache:

Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pavel Aleksandrovich Minakir [VerfasserIn]
Dmitriy Aleksandrovich Izotov [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

China
Commodity currency
Dedollarization
Dollar
Dominant currency
Economics as a science
Euro
Eurozone
Exchange rate
Global foreign exchange
International trade
Ruble
Russia
Sanctions
Usa
Yuan

doi:

10.14530/se.2022.1.007-033

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ02515026X