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Global Imbalances and Petrodollars

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  • Rabah Arezki
  • Fuad Hasanov

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Oil exporters have run large current account surpluses. We explore oil exporters' role in our understanding and the resolution of global imbalances. Current account dynamics are estimated for oil-exporting countries and the rest of the world. We find that fiscal policy has a much stronger effect on current account of oil exporters than on current account of other countries. The current account adjustment of oil-exporting countries is also faster than that of other countries. We conclude that a change in fiscal policy of oil exporters can have significant and speedy impact on global imbalances.
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  • Rabah Arezki & Fuad Hasanov, 2013. "Global Imbalances and Petrodollars," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(2), pages 213-232, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:worlde:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:213-232
    DOI: 10.1111/twec.2013.36.issue-2
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