Credit Flows, Fiscal Policy, and the External Deficit of Bosnia and Herzegovina

December 1, 2006

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Daniel S Kanda. Credit Flows, Fiscal Policy, and the External Deficit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed November 8, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This paper develops and estimates a model of the trade balance of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Credit flows and the fiscal stance are found to play a significant role in determining the trade balance. On this basis the paper discusses the trade-offs between monetary and fiscal policy settings needed to achieve a clear downward path for the large current account deficit of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Subject: Bank credit, Consumer credit, Credit, Currencies, Trade balance

Keywords: Trade deficit, WP

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17
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Working Paper No. 2006/276
Stock No:

WPIEA2006276
ISBN:

9781451865363
ISSN:

1018-5941

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