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		| Kang  Shi | 
	
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		| ''Shock Persistence and Current Account Dynamics'' | 
	
		| ( 2011, Vol. 31 No.3 ) | 
	
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		| One-sector inter-temporal models of the current account predict that 
a transitory shock to the terms of trade will lead to improvement in trade balance, while a persistent (or permanent) one could result in trade balance deterioration.
 This paper reexamines this issue in a two-sector small open economy model with non-traded goods and show that the result may not hold, depending on the exchange rate regime. | 
	
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		| Keywords: Two-sector model,  Current account,  Shock persistence,  Terms of trade,  Exchange rate regimes. | 
	
		| JEL: F3 - International Finance: General F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Feb 24 2011 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Aug 09 2011 | 
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