Explaining the global pattern of current account imbalances

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 500-522

  Gruber, Joseph W ^a   Kamin, Steven B ^a  

^a Federal Reserve Board Division of International Finance   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital flows; Current account; Financial crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248525945     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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