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Current Account Deficits in the Euro Area: The End of the Feldstein Horioka Puzzle?

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  • Olivier Blanchard

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  • Francesco Giavazzi

    (Bocconi University)

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  • Olivier Blanchard & Francesco Giavazzi, 2002. "Current Account Deficits in the Euro Area: The End of the Feldstein Horioka Puzzle?," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 33(2), pages 147-210.
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