Current Account Imbalances in the Southern Euro Area /

The paper examines the causes, consequences, and potential cures of the large current account deficits in the Southern Euro Area (SEA). These were mostly driven by a decline in private saving rates. But it was the European Monetary Union and the Euro, which enabled these countries to maintain invest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaumotte, Florence
Other Authors: Sodsriwiboon, Piyaporn
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/139
Online Access:Full text available on IMF