Terms of Trade Shocks and the Current Account /

This paper examines the relationship between terms of trade shocks, private saving, and the current account position. The relationship between these variables is theoretically ambiguous: an adverse transitory terms of trade shock can either induce a deterioration or an improvement in the current acc...

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Auteur principal: Cashin, Paul
Autres auteurs: McDermott, C.
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/177
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF