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numeraire and dollarization  

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  • Numeraire and dollarization are both terms that refer to a country's adoption of a foreign currency as a numeraire and/or legal tender instead of a national currency. Numeraire is a unit of account, against which all goods and services are valued and priced. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Numeraire and Dollarization]

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