External imbalances in the Euro area /:

The paper examines the extent to which current account imbalances of euro area countries are related to intra-euro area factors and to external trade shocks. We argue that the traditional explanations for the rising imbalances are correct, but are incomplete. We uncover a large impact of declines in...

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1. Verfasser: Chen, Ruo
Körperschaften: International Monetary Fund. European Department, International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department
Weitere Verfasser: Milesi-Ferretti, Gian-Maria, Tressel, Thierry
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Schriftenreihe:IMF working paper ; WP/12/236.
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Zusammenfassung:The paper examines the extent to which current account imbalances of euro area countries are related to intra-euro area factors and to external trade shocks. We argue that the traditional explanations for the rising imbalances are correct, but are incomplete. We uncover a large impact of declines in export competitiveness and asymmetric trade developments vis-à-vis the rest of the world -in particular vis-à-vis China, Central and Eastern Europe, and oil exporters--on the external balance of euro area debtor countries. While current account imbalances of euro area deficit countries vis-à-vis the rest of the world increased, they were financed mostly by intra-euro area capital inflows (in particular by the purchase of government and financial institutions' securities, and cross-border interbank lending) which permitted external imbalances to grow over time.
Beschreibung:Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Oct. 2, 2012).
"EUR and WHD."
"September 2012."
Beschreibung:1 online resource (49 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781475512120
1475512120