Are African Current Account Deficits Different? Stylized Facts, Transitory Shocks, and Decomposition Analysis
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WP; current account deficit; current account effect; current account behavior; current account reversal; current account determination; Current Account; Dynamic Panel Data Models; Decomposition Analysis; country sample; long-run current account deficit; current account adjustment; rate of growth; behavior of the current account deficit; such current account deficit; current account sustainability; Cent. Afr. rep; current account fluctuation; Current account deficits; Private savings; Terms of trade; Current account balance; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; North Africa;All these keywords.
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