Current accounts in the euro area: An intertemporal approach

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-228

  Campa, Jose Manuel ^a   Gavilan, Angel ^b  

^a IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Current account; Euro area; Financial integration; Present value model

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651448393     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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