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1018-5941
The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. With nearly 300 released each year, working papers cover a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and national and international economic developments.
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The External Wealth of Nations Mark II : Revised and Extended Estimates of Foreign Assets and Liabilities, 1970-2004

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The External Wealth of Nations Mark II : Revised and Extended Estimates of Foreign Assets and Liabilities, 1970-2004
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Volume/Issue:
2006/69
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Philip Lane, and Gian Milesi-Ferretti
Publisher:
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:
March 2006
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451863291.001
ISBN:
9781451863291
ISSN:
1018-5941
Page:
50
We construct estimates of external assets and liabilities for 145 countries for the period 1970-2004. We describe our estimation methods and present key features of the data at the country and the global level. We focus on trends in net and gross external positions, and the composition of international portfolios, distinguishing between foreign direct investment, portfolio equity investment, official reserves, and external debt. We document the increasing importance of equity financing and the improvement in the external position for emerging markets, and the differing pace of financial integration between advanced and developing economies. We also show the existence of a global discrepancy between estimated foreign assets and liabilities, and identify the asset categories that account for this discrepancy.
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