(Why) Should Current Account Balances Be Reduced?

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti () and Olivier Blanchard

No 2011/003, IMF Staff Discussion Notes from International Monetary Fund

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Keywords: SDN; current account; current account surplus; surplus; deficit; exchange rate; global imbalances; exchange rates; deficit country; countries domestic; export-led growth strategy; surplus country; A. current account deficit; Current account surpluses; Current account deficits; Current account balance; Export performance; Sudden stops; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 2011-03-02
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