Are There Thresholds of Current Account Adjustment in the G7?

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We find evidence of threshold behavior in current account adjustment for the G7 countries, such that the dynamics of adjustment towards equilibrium depend upon whether the current-account/ net-output ratio breaches estimated, country specific current account surplus or deficit thresholds. Both the speeds of adjustment and the size of the thresholds are found to differ significantly across countries. In addition, we also find evidence of shifts in means and variances of exchange rate changes, stock returns, and interest differentials that coincide with the current account adjustment regimes identified by the model.

Published:

• Clarida, Richard H. (ed.) G7 Current Account Imbalances: Sustainability and Adjustment (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. ,
• Are There Thresholds of Current Account Adjustment in the G7?, Richard H. Clarida, Manuela Goretti, Mark P. Taylor, in G7 Current Account Imbalances: Sustainability and Adjustment (2007), University of Chicago Press
  

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