01691cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003888 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813036 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. France, Germany, Italy, and Spain : Explaining Differences in External Sector Performance Among Large Euro Area Countries. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (27 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries-France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The paper discusses that during 2001-04, the performance of the external sector differed markedly among these four largest euro area countries. The study presented in this paper describes the evolution of the traditional determinants of exports and imports-domestic and foreign demand and cost and price competitiveness-and econometrically assesses their contributions to the evolution of trade volumes during the period mentioned. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/401 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/401/002.2005.issue-401-en.xml IMF e-Library