Download This PaperThe Monetary Mechanism of Stateless Somalia
26 Pages Posted: 29 Apr 2012 Last revised: 26 Aug 2015
Date Written: April 28, 2012
Abstract
A peculiar monetary institution emerged during the period of interregnum in Somalia from January 1991 to August 2012. Without a functioning government to restrict the supply of notes in circulation, Somalis found it profitable to contract with foreign printers and import forgeries. The exchange value of the largest denomination Somali shillings note fell from US $0.30 in 1991 to US $0.03 in 2008. However, the purchasing power eventually stabilized at the cost of producing additional notes.
Keywords: institutions, monetary regime, monetary standard, Somalia, Somali shilling, purchasing power
JEL Classification: E42
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