Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie

Despite the appearance of competition between currencies, the US dollar remains the invoicing currency among the actors of international trade. Such observation is derived from ample statistical evidence contained in this thesis. This observation represents the starting-point of a broader reflection...

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Main Author: Adrien Faudot
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2018-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/13186
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description Despite the appearance of competition between currencies, the US dollar remains the invoicing currency among the actors of international trade. Such observation is derived from ample statistical evidence contained in this thesis. This observation represents the starting-point of a broader reflection on the rationale underlying the choice of an invoicing currency in international trade, which is the central question which this thesis aims to address. Various determinants have been closely examined by the academic literature to that end. Three approaches dealt with the subject, each with its distinct methodology, and can therefore be analyzed comparatively : the standard macroeconomic approach, the institutionalist approach, and the international political economy approach. The main result of this thesis is that preference for the US dollar cannot be explained exclusively by the instrumental approaches of money which usually prevail in international macroeconomics : their contributions are useful but inadequate as they envision money primarily as a tool for maximizing individual utilities. By applying the institutionalist reading to international exchanges, the thesis introduces the necessity of trust and ethical appeal that money inspires, and the centrality of the social order that its regulatory institutions pursue. This necessity was reasserted throughout the twentieth century, as competing currencies failed to challenge the supremacy of the dollar. It is also evidenced by the resilience of the American currency itself.
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spelling doaj-art-3930ff1b5b3d4692bb4a55a3e74b33e42025-01-30T14:25:35ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962018-07-012310.4000/regulation.13186Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaieAdrien FaudotDespite the appearance of competition between currencies, the US dollar remains the invoicing currency among the actors of international trade. Such observation is derived from ample statistical evidence contained in this thesis. This observation represents the starting-point of a broader reflection on the rationale underlying the choice of an invoicing currency in international trade, which is the central question which this thesis aims to address. Various determinants have been closely examined by the academic literature to that end. Three approaches dealt with the subject, each with its distinct methodology, and can therefore be analyzed comparatively : the standard macroeconomic approach, the institutionalist approach, and the international political economy approach. The main result of this thesis is that preference for the US dollar cannot be explained exclusively by the instrumental approaches of money which usually prevail in international macroeconomics : their contributions are useful but inadequate as they envision money primarily as a tool for maximizing individual utilities. By applying the institutionalist reading to international exchanges, the thesis introduces the necessity of trust and ethical appeal that money inspires, and the centrality of the social order that its regulatory institutions pursue. This necessity was reasserted throughout the twentieth century, as competing currencies failed to challenge the supremacy of the dollar. It is also evidenced by the resilience of the American currency itself.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/13186Nature of MoneyMonetary SystemInvoicingInternational TradeMonetary InertiaUS Dollar
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Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie
Revue de la Régulation
Nature of Money
Monetary System
Invoicing
International Trade
Monetary Inertia
US Dollar
title Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie
title_full Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie
title_fullStr Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie
title_full_unstemmed Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie
title_short Les choix de facturation du commerce international : état des lieux, déterminants, inertie de la monnaie
title_sort les choix de facturation du commerce international etat des lieux determinants inertie de la monnaie
topic Nature of Money
Monetary System
Invoicing
International Trade
Monetary Inertia
US Dollar
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/13186
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