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Credit Cycles, fiscal policy, and global imbalances

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  • Jones, Callum
  • Rabanal, Pau

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We use a two-country model with financial frictions and fiscal policy to study the role that changes in credit and fiscal positions play in explaining current account fluctuations. We estimate the model using data for the U.S. and a “rest-of-the-world” aggregate. We find that about 32 percent of U.S. current account balance fluctuations are due to domestic credit shocks, while fiscal shocks explain about 21 percent. Simple macroprudential rules that react to domestic credit conditions and countercyclical fiscal policy can help reduce global imbalances, and lead to a smaller and less volatile U.S. current account deficit.

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  • Jones, Callum & Rabanal, Pau, 2025. "Credit Cycles, fiscal policy, and global imbalances," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:inecon:v:155:y:2025:i:c:s0022199625000194
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2025.104063
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    Keywords

    Current account balances; Credit cycles; Fiscal policy; Macroprudential policies;
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    JEL classification:

    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • C54 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Quantitative Policy Modeling
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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