Current account deficits in Africa: Stylized facts and basic determinants

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 191-221

  Calderón, César ^a   Chong, Alberto ^b   Zanforlln, Luisa ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET DEFICIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; SAVINGS; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 35548959223     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520557     Document Type: Article

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