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June 2005, No. 215
Last Updated: 05/12/2005

Is the U.S. Current Account Sustainable?

Michael A. Kouparitsas

This article clearly defines what economists mean by a sustainable current account. The author provides an estimate of the sustainable current account balance for the U.S. economy and assesses the implications of this estimate for the existing current account and level of foreign indebtedness.