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Gresham's Law: What it Means That Bad Money Drives Out Good and Its Relation to the Dollar
El Cronista7 min read
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In Argentina, the dollarization of savings reflects a change in the behavior of savers who, faced with inflation and devaluation, choose to keep dollars instead of pesos. This trend relates to Gresham's law, which describes how a 'bad' currency can drive out a 'good' one in certain situations, although the Argentine dynamic is influenced by factors such as the country's economic history and the absence of a legally fixed relationship between the peso and the dollar.
In this context, the dollar is assumed to be a better store of value.
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El dólar ocupa otro lugar para el ahorrista argentino
Una misma conducta, pero por motivos diferentes
La dolarización del ahorro va más allá de Gresham
Hasta dónde explica Gresham el ahorro en dólares
Hay una decisión que para muchos argentinos resulta casi automática: si tienen pesos y dólares disponibles, los pesos se usan para pagar y los dólares se conservan.
La decisión reaparece cada vez que se cobra un sueldo, un ingreso extraordinario o al tener que decidir qué hacer con el dinero que queda después de cubrir los gastos del mes. El peso es la moneda de buena parte de la vida cotidiana. El dólar, en cambio, tiene otro lugar cuando se trata de ahorrar.
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