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Fundamentals at odds? : the U.S. current account deficit and the dollar /

The real effective exchange rate of the dollar is close to its minimum level for the past 4 decades (as of September 2008). At the same time, however, the U.S. trade and current account deficits remain large and, absent a significant correction in coming years, would contribute to a further accumula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milesi-Ferretti, Gian Maria (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Research Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2008.
©2008
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/08/260.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction; II. The Current Account Balance and The International Investment Position; III. Some stylized Facts on the dollar and the U.S. current account; A. Two Dollar Cycle Episodes; B.A Comparison Between 2 Adjustment Episodes; IV. Reconciling Prices and Quantities; A. Is the REER Mismeasured? The WARP Argument; B. Is The U.S. Current Account Deficit Overstated?; C. Adjustment Lags; D. The Terms of Trade and Oil Prices; E. External Adjustment and Shift in Relative Prices; V. Conclusions; Tables; 1. Historical Patterns of U.S. Dollar Real Depreciations (1973-2008)
  • 2. Historical Patterns of U.S. Dollar Nominal Depreciations (1976-2008)3. The U.S. Current Account Balance and Oil Prices during the Adjuntment Episodes; 4. Cumulative Financial Flows and Changes in the U.S. International Investment Position; Figures; 1. Real Effective Exchange Rate, January 1973-September 2008; 2. Current Account Balance and Non-Oil Balance on Goods and Services (ratio of GDP, 1970Q1-2008Q2); 3. Real Effective Exchange Rate and ""WARP"" Index; 4. Lagged ""WARP"" Index and Non-Oil Balance of Goods and Services
  • 5. Non-Oil Trade Balance and Real Exchange Rate: Cross-Correlation (1978Q1-2008Q2)6. Terms of Trade and Oil Prices, 1973-2008; References