Rapid Current Account Adjustments : Are Microstates Different? /

We describe unique aspects of microstates-they are less diversified, suffer from lumpiness of investment, they are geographically at the periphery and prone to natural disasters, and have less access to capital markets-that may make the current account more vulnerable, penalizing exports and making...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Imam, Patrick
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/233
Online Access:Full text available on IMF