Macroeconomic Policy Making and Current Account Imbalances in the Euro Area
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Keywords
current account; current account imbalances; financial account; euro; EU; European Monetary Union; monetary policy; fiscal policy; TARGET2;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
- F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
- F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
- F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBA-2021-07-19 (Central Banking)
- NEP-CWA-2021-07-19 (Central and Western Asia)
- NEP-EEC-2021-07-19 (European Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2021-07-19 (Macroeconomics)
- NEP-MON-2021-07-19 (Monetary Economics)
- NEP-OPM-2021-07-19 (Open Economy Macroeconomics)
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