Current Account Deficits in Africa: Stylized Facts and Basic Determinants

Cesar Calderon (), Alberto Chong and Luisa Zanforlin

Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, vol. 56, issue 1, 191-221

Abstract: This article analyzes the behavior of current account deficits in Africa. The findings are that deficits are (i) not very persistent; (ii) positively linked with domestic growth; (iii) strongly linked with public (and private) savings, suggesting that fiscal consolidation in IMF-supported programs may be relatively effective; (iv) linked with aid flows, so as to close the external gap; and (v) linked with currency depreciation and the terms of trade.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1086/520557

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