Trade Surpluses and Life-Cycle Saving Behaviour
Posted: 23 Sep 2001
Abstract
The national-income account identity and the life-cycle theory of consumption together imply that the current account should be a function of the age structure. A country with a high proportion of young and retired should have current account deficits. Using a panel of 84 countries, we find empirical support for this hypothesis.
JEL Classification: F41, F32
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Herbertsson, Tryggvi Thor and Zoega, Gylfi, Trade Surpluses and Life-Cycle Saving Behaviour. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=270296
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