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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Autor principal: Jaumotte, Florence
Otros Autores: Sodsriwiboon, Piyaporn
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/139
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF