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Contents

  • I. INTRODUCTION

  • II. THE LITERATURE

  • III. THE DATA

    • A. Rise in Global Income Inequality

    • B. Rise in Global Current Account Imbalances

    • C. Rise in Global Household Indebtedness

    • D. Econometric Analysis

  • IV. THE MODEL

    • A. Home Investors

    • B. Home Workers

    • C. Home Banks

    • D. Home Firms

    • E. Foreign Agents

    • F. Equilibrium

  • V. SIMULATION RESULTS

    • A. Calibration

    • B. Computational Methodology

    • C. Increased Inequality

    • D. Increased Inequality Accompanied by Financial Liberalization

    • E. Emerging Economies - The Role of Credit Constraints

  • VI. CONCLUSION

  • References

  • Figures

  • 1. Top 5 Percent Income Shares in the Cross-Section

  • 2. Global Current-Account-to-GDP Ratios (1980-2007)

  • 3. Changes in Current Accounts and Top Income Shares (1980-2000)

  • 4. Net Lending/Borrowing by Households and Non-Profit

  • 5. Household Net Saving Rate

  • 6. Increased Inequality

  • 7. Increased Inequality Accompanied by Financial Liberalization

  • 8. Emerging Economies - The Role of Credit Constraints

  • Tables

  • 1. Variable Definition

  • 2. GMM Estimation (Dependent Variable: CA/GDP)

  • 3. ARDL Estimation (Dependent Variable: CA/GDP)

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Income Inequality and Current Account Imbalances
Author:
Mr. Romain Ranciere
,
Mr. Nathaniel A. Throckmorton
,
Mr. Michael Kumhof
,
Ms. Claire Lebarz
, and
Mr. Alexander W. Richter