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Financial markets and the current account: emerging Europe versus emerging Asia

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dc.creator Herrmann, Sabine
dc.creator Winkler, Adalbert
dc.date 2008
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:06:29Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:06:29Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19717
dc.identifier ppn:559686595
dc.identifier RePEc:zbw:bubdp1:7116
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19717
dc.description Financial globalisation has been associated with divergent current account patterns in emerging market economies. While countries in emerging Asia have been running sizeable current account surpluses, countries in emerging Europe have been facing large current account deficits. In this paper we test for the relevance of financial market characteristics in explaining divergent current account patterns in emerging Europe and emerging Asia based on the assumption that both regions constitute two different convergence clubs with the euro area and the US representing the core, respectively. In line with the theoretical literature, we find that better developed and more integrated financial markets increase emerging markets´ ability to borrow abroad. The degree of financial integration within the convergence clubs as well as the extent of reserve accumulation are found to be the most significant factors to explain divergent current account patterns in emerging Europe and emerging Asia. We conclude that the overall character of integration matters for the pattern of current account developments in catching-up economies.
dc.language eng
dc.relation Discussion paper Series 1 / Volkswirtschaftliches Forschungszentrum der Deutschen Bundesbank 2008,05
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject O53
dc.subject F21
dc.subject F15
dc.subject O52
dc.subject O16
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject real convergence
dc.subject economic integration
dc.subject saving and investment
dc.subject current account developments
dc.subject financial markets
dc.subject emerging market economies
dc.subject Finanzmarkt
dc.subject Internationaler Finanzmarkt
dc.subject Marktintegration
dc.subject Leistungsbilanz
dc.subject Zahlungsbilanzungleichgewicht
dc.subject Entwicklungskonvergenz
dc.subject Aufstrebende Märkte
dc.subject Vergleich
dc.subject Osteuropa
dc.subject Asien
dc.title Financial markets and the current account: emerging Europe versus emerging Asia
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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