Fundamentals at Odds? : The U.S. Current Account Deficit and The Dollar /

The real effective exchange rate of the dollar is close to its minimum level for the past 4decades (as of September 2008). At the same time, however, the U.S. trade and currentaccount deficits remain large and, absent a significant correction in coming years, wouldcontribute to a further accumulatio...

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Autore principale: Milesi-Ferretti, Gian
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/260
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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