Disequilibrium in the International Balance of Payments

Russell Jesse R.

Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2012, vol. 18, issue 1, 17

Abstract: Recent years have seen a problematic upward trend in disequilibrium in the international balance of payments. What accounts for this trend? Three hypotheses for the rise in disequilibrium are tested in this paper: greater fixedness of the world exchange rate regime causes greater disequilibrium; greater flexibility of the exchange rate regime causes greater disequilibrium; and a decline of United States economic hegemony causes greater disequilibrium. It is argued here that the problem was created by state choices, a lack of coordination among states in the international system, and the absence of an international exchange rate regime. The evidence presented in this paper supports the idea that a stable international exchange rate regime is critical to secure a healthy world economy.

Keywords: balance of payments; disequilibrium; exchange rates; regimes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1515/1145-6396.1253

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