@techreport{NBERw1177, title = "A Theory of Current Account and Exchange Rate Determinations", author = "Joshua Aizenman", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "1177", year = "1984", month = "June", URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w1177", abstract = {The purpose of this paper Is to construct a two-period, two-country model that derives the current account, the exchange rate,the terms of trade, and real interest rates from optimal behavior principles.This is done by constructing a model that uses money mainly as a means of exchange, where the technology of exchange is flexible due to potential substitutability of time and real balances as a means of coordinating transactions. The discussion results in a framework that integrates elements of net saving theories and the monetary approach into a unified structure, in which the two approaches are complementary viewpoints.}, }