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  "title": "(Why) Should Current Account Balances Be Reduced?",
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      "content": "- Authors: Gian M Milesi-Ferretti, Olivier J Blanchard\n- Publication date: March 2, 2011\n- Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 2011/003\n- Issue: 003\n- Pages: 14\n- Volume: 2011\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781462384860.006\n- Stock No: SDNEA2011003\n- ISBN: 9781462384860\n- ISSN: 2617-6750\n- Format note: Web-only Staff Discussion Note; brief and written in nontechnical language, aimed at a broad audience interested in economic policy issues."
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      "heading": "Thematic coverage (as listed)",
      "content": "- Balance of payments\n- Current account balance\n- Current account deficits\n- Current account surpluses\n- Exchange rates\n- Export performance\n- International trade\n- Sudden stops"
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      "heading": "Keywords (as listed)",
      "content": "- A. current account deficit\n- countries domestic\n- current account\n- Current account balance\n- Current account deficits\n- current account surplus\n- Current account surpluses\n- deficit\n- deficit country\n- exchange rate\n- exchange rates\n- Export performance\n- export-led growth strategy\n- Global\n- global imbalances\n- SDN\n- Sudden stops\n- surplus\n- surplus country"
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    "Series: Staff Discussion Notes",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781462384860.006",
    "Authors: Gian M Milesi-Ferretti, Olivier J Blanchard",
    "Publication date: March 2, 2011",
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    "Issue: 003",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781462384860.006",
    "Stock No: SDNEA2011003",
    "ISBN: 9781462384860",
    "ISSN: 2617-6750",
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