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Unbalanced Growth and the Sustainability of the Current Account Deficit

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In an endogenous growth framework, a two‐country economy is modeled with an integrated product and asset markets. The countries differ with respect to the share of their GDP that is redistributed through the fiscal system, and the country where this share is smaller tends to grow faster. This high‐growth country finances a portion of its investment expenditures by attracting funds from the low‐growth country, whose growth rate is depressed by this outflow. The high‐growth country runs ever‐increasing current account deficits and its negative net international investment position rises without bounds. This notwithstanding, sustainability is guaranteed.

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  • Luigi Bonatti, 2006. "Unbalanced Growth and the Sustainability of the Current Account Deficit," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 14(5), pages 773-796, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:reviec:v:14:y:2006:i:5:p:773-796
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2006.00600.x
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