Twin Deficits in Developing Economies /

This paper provides new evidence on the existence and magnitude of the 'twin deficits' in developing economies. It finds that a one percent of GDP unanticipated increase in the government budget balance improves, on average, the current account balance by 0.8 percentage point of GDP. This...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Furceri, Davide
Other Authors: Zdzienicka, Aleksandra
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/170
Online Access:Full text available on IMF