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Are Australia's Current Account deficits Excessive?

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Cashin, P.

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This paper compares the evolution of the Australian current account balance over the period 1954-94 against an optimal current account derived from a consumption-smoothing model.

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Paper provided by The University of Melbourne in its series Department of Economics - Working Papers Series with number 533.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Keywords: PUBLIC FINANCE; DEFICIT;

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