Credit Cycles, Fiscal Policy, and Global Imbalances /

We study the role that changes in credit and fiscal positions play in explaining current account fluctuations. Empirically, the current account declines when credit increases, and when the fiscal balance declines. We use a two-country model with financial frictions and fiscal policy to study these f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Callum
Other Authors: Rabanal, Pau
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/043
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