Would protectionism defuse global imbalances and spur economic activity? A scenario analysis

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2651-2689

  Faruqee, Hamid ^a   Laxton, Douglas ^a   Muir, Dirk ^b   Pesenti, Paolo ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b Bank of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Current account deficit; Multi country DGE models; Net asset positions; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949120099     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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