The Challenges of Narrowing the US Current-Account Deficit and Implications for Other Economies:

This article uses the OECD's interlink model to explore several possible channels through which a narrowing of the US current account deficit could occur. The shocks considered include dollar depreciation, fiscal consolidation, and an improvement in the non-price competitiveness of US producers...

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Beteilige Person: Brook, Anne-Marie (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Sédillot, Franck (MitwirkendeR), Ollivaud, Patrice (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2005
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1787/eco_studies-v2004-art7-en
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Zusammenfassung:This article uses the OECD's interlink model to explore several possible channels through which a narrowing of the US current account deficit could occur. The shocks considered include dollar depreciation, fiscal consolidation, and an improvement in the non-price competitiveness of US producers. A key conclusion is that shocks would have to be very large in order to materially reduce the US external deficit, largely because of the offsetting impact of second-round effects. In addition...
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (42 Seiten)
DOI:10.1787/eco_studies-v2004-art7-en