(Why) Should Current Account Balances Be Reduced?

Staff Discussion Notes, March 2, 2011

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• Authors: Gian M Milesi-Ferretti, Olivier J Blanchard
• Published: March 2, 2011
• Series: Staff Discussion Notes
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781462384860.006

Document overview

• Authors: Gian M Milesi-Ferretti, Olivier J Blanchard
• Publication date: March 2, 2011
• Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 2011/003
• Issue: 003
• Pages: 14
• Volume: 2011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781462384860.006
• Stock No: SDNEA2011003
• ISBN: 9781462384860
• ISSN: 2617-6750
• Format note: Web-only Staff Discussion Note; brief and written in nontechnical language, aimed at a broad audience interested in economic policy issues.

Purpose and scope

• Purpose: Published to elicit comment and to further debate; represents views of the authors and not necessarily IMF views or IMF policy.
• Intended audience: Broad audience interested in economic policy issues.
• The Web-only Staff Discussion Notes series replaced Staff Position Notes in January 2011.

Thematic coverage (as listed)

• Balance of payments
• Current account balance
• Current account deficits
• Current account surpluses
• Exchange rates
• Export performance
• International trade
• Sudden stops

Keywords (as listed)

• A. current account deficit
• countries domestic
• current account
• Current account balance
• Current account deficits
• current account surplus
• Current account surpluses
• deficit
• deficit country
• exchange rate
• exchange rates
• Export performance
• export-led growth strategy
• Global
• global imbalances
• SDN
• Sudden stops
• surplus
• surplus country

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