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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | The “real” causes of China’s trade surplus |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | No |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Vox |
| Publisher | Centre for Economic Policy Research |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| Page Range | online |
| Date | 2010 |
| Abstract Text | China has amassed $2.4 trillion of foreign reserves over the last two decades. This column argues that it is wrong, and even dangerous, to blame this on a manipulation of the exchange rate. Instead it proposes a structural theory emphasising that credit market imperfections require private firms to build up internal savings which have been channelled into foreign bonds. |
| Free access at | Official URL |
| Official URL | http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4985 |
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