Global current account imbalances are one of the key macroeconomic imbalances that underlie the global financial crisis. The central objective of this paper is to analyze the causes and consequences of global imbalances from the perspective of developing Asia. More specifically, we examine the...

Global current account imbalances are one of the key macroeconomicimbalances that underlie the global financial crisis. The central objective ofthis paper is to analyze the causes and consequences of global imbalancesfrom the perspective of developing Asia. More specifically, the paperexamines...

Developing Asia remains at the core of global payment imbalances. While the geographical concentration of current account imbalances is rather significant, with the People's Republic of China accounting for the lion's share of the region's current account surplus, how Asia contributes to global...

Global current account imbalances are one of the key macroeconomic imbalances that underlie the global financial crisis. The central objective of this paper is to analyze the causes and consequences of global imbalances from the perspective of developing Asia. More specifically, we examine the...