<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The paper analyzes the impact of massive capital flows and possible sudden stops on current account reversals. The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between sudden stops and current account reversals in the eurozone and to explain the possibility of a balance-of-payment crisis within a monetary union.Peripheral eurozone countries experienced significant private-capital inflows from the core countries, followed by unambiguously massive outflows. Due to this, peripheral countries ran sustained current account deficits while core countries ran surpluses.At the end we analyze the evolution of current-account balances in the non-euro area EU countries and the peripheral euro-area countries, and we find out that current account deficits could be maintained over a longer period of time in the peripheral euro-area countries.</abstract>

The paper analyzes the impact of massive capital flows and possible sudden stops on current account reversals. The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between sudden stops and current account reversals in the eurozone and to explain the possibility of a balance-of-payment crisis within a monetary union.Peripheral eurozone countries experienced significant private-capital inflows from the core countries, followed by unambiguously massive outflows. Due to this, peripheral countries ran sustained current account deficits while core countries ran surpluses.At the end we analyze the evolution of current-account balances in the non-euro area EU countries and the peripheral euro-area countries, and we find out that current account deficits could be maintained over a longer period of time in the peripheral euro-area countries.

Sudden stops and current account reversals: the euro area experience

PhD, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius University” Skopje, Institute of Economics - Skopje, St. Prolet 1, Republic of Macedonia

PhD, “Goce Delcev University” Faculty of Economics, St. Krste Misirkov 10/A Stip, Republic of Macedonia

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The paper analyzes the impact of massive capital flows and possible sudden stops on current account reversals. The aim of this paper is to consider the...

Sudden stops and current account reversals: the euro area experience

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 23 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2015-0026

Keywords
capital flows, sudden stops, current account reversals, euro zone

© 2015 South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sudden stops and current account reversals: the euro area experience

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 23 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2015-0026

Keywordscapital flows, sudden stops, current account reversals, euro zone

© 2015 South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
capital flows, sudden stops, current account reversals, euro zone