The Current Account Income Balance : External Adjustment Channel or Vulnerability Amplifier? /

In terms of size, the net income balance (IB) is comparable to the trade balance (TB) for many countries. Yet the role of the IB in mitigating external vulnerabilities or complicating external adjustment remains underexplored. This paper studies the role of the IB in stabilizing or destabilizing the...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Behar, Alberto
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hassan, Ramin.
Μορφή: Επιστημονικό περιοδικό
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Σειρά:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/106
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