Abstract
Previous empirical tests of McKinnon's indirect currency substitution (ICS) hypothesis based on macro reduced-form models yield ambiguous results because evidence cannot discriminate ICS from competing non-monetary models. This note suggests a structural model based on the money demand function. Preliminary evidence supports McKinnon's hypothesis for the Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and the Netherlands, but not for the U.S.
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