La sostenibilidad de los desequilibrios en las balanzas por cuenta corriente de la eurozona
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En este trabajo estudiamos los factores que determinan la sostenibilidad
de los déficits por cuenta corriente en la eurozona y su vinculación con la crisis.
Para ello, estimamos las ecuaciones de comercio exterior, donde se confirma
el papel determinante de la elasticidad-renta, y, posteriormente, estimamos
el crecimiento económico restringido por la balanza de pagos (Thirlwall) para
compararlo con el crecimiento efectivo de cada país. Únicamente España, Grecia
y Portugal mantuvieron, entre 2000 y 2007, crecimientos superiores a los
consistentes con la restricción exterior. Aunque no sostenibles, sus déficits son
diferentes ya que tienen raíz estructural en Grecia y Portugal.
In this paper we study the factors that determine the sustainability of current account deficits in the euro area (EMU-12) and its relationship to the crisis. First, we estimate the foreign trade equations, corroborating the determinant role of the income-elasticity. After, we estimate economic growth restricted by the balance of payments (Thirlwall) and we compare it with the effective growth in each country. Only Spain, Greece and Portugal maintained, between 2000 and 2007, a growth higher than that consistent with the foreign restriction. Although non-sustainable, their deficits are different: with structural roots in Greece and Portugal.
In this paper we study the factors that determine the sustainability of current account deficits in the euro area (EMU-12) and its relationship to the crisis. First, we estimate the foreign trade equations, corroborating the determinant role of the income-elasticity. After, we estimate economic growth restricted by the balance of payments (Thirlwall) and we compare it with the effective growth in each country. Only Spain, Greece and Portugal maintained, between 2000 and 2007, a growth higher than that consistent with the foreign restriction. Although non-sustainable, their deficits are different: with structural roots in Greece and Portugal.







