per Jacobson lecture

The U.S. Current Account Deficit and the Global Economy

Publication Date:

December 21, 2004

Summary:

This paper presents the views of Lawrence H. Summers on the U.S. current account deficit and the global economy. Summers highlights that the U.S. current account deficit is currently running well in excess of US$600 billion at an annual rate, in the range of 5.5 percent of GDP. It represents more than 1 percent of global GDP and absorbs close to two-thirds of the cumulative current account surpluses of all the world’s surplus countries. Summers thinks that such a unique imbalance deserves careful scrutiny.

Series:

per Jacobson lecture

Subject:

Balance of payments Conventional peg Current account deficits Exchange rate adjustments Exchange rates Foreign exchange Imports International trade

Frequency:

Annual