The Relationship between Fiscal and Current Account Imbalances in OECD Economies
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Keywords
Fiscal imbalances; Current account; Twin-deficit; Panel analysis;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
- C40 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - General
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
- H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MAC-2018-12-10 (Macroeconomics)
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