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The Response of the Current Account to Terms of Trade Shocks: A Panel-data Study

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This paper demonstrates that the response of the current account to shocks depends on the degree of persistence of these shocks. This result is in accordance with standard intertemporal models that incorporate both consumption smoothing and an investment response to shocks. The estimation procedure used to test this result takes advantage of the fact that the persistence of the terms of trade varies greatly across countries. Countries with the least persistent terms of trade shocks are shown to exhibit a positive relationship between these shocks and the current account; countries with the most persistent terms of trade shocks are shown to exhibit a negative relationship.

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  • Christopher Kent, 1997. "The Response of the Current Account to Terms of Trade Shocks: A Panel-data Study," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp9705, Reserve Bank of Australia.
    • Handle: RePEc:rba:rbardp:rdp9705
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    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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