01706cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007779 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451981544 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Model of the U.S. Current Account. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 paper presents an econometric model of U.S. current account transactions. The model is used to analyze the factors behind the deterioration in the U.S. external position during the 1980s and to examine the sensitivity of the U.S. current account balance to changes in factors which are its major determinants. The results suggest that the appreciation of the U.S. dollar and relatively faster economic growth in the United States account for most of the rise in the U.S. external deficit. The results also indicate that the depreciation of the dollar since March 1985 has contributed to a substantial improvement in the U.S. current account balance relative to what it otherwise might have been. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/027 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1988/027/001.1988.issue-027-en.xml IMF e-Library