We investigate the existence of Granger-causality between current account and government budget balances over the period 1970-2007, for different EU and OECD country groupings. We use a panel-data approach based on SUR systems and Wald tests with country specific bootstrap critical values. Our results show a causal relation from budget deficits to current account deficits for several EU countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia, along the lines of the so-called twin-deficit relationship. Considering the effective real exchange rate in the SUR system does not substantially alter the results.
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Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R ChinaXi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
Hou, Xiaohui
Li, Shuo
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Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R ChinaXi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
Li, Shuo
Li, Wanli
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Shanghai Univ Int Business & Econ, Sch Accounting, Shanghai, Peoples R ChinaXi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
Li, Wanli
Wang, Qing
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Peoples Bank China, Xian Branch, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaXi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Nanfang Coll, Business Sch, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaBeijing Inst Technol, Sch Accounting & Finance, 6 Jinfeng Rd, Zhuhai 519088, Guangdong, Peoples R China
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Ton Duc Thang Univ, Fac Finance & Banking, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Montpellier Business Sch, Montpellier, FranceSultan Qaboos Univ, Coll Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Econ & Finance, Muscat, Oman