The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem

The current account can be understood as the outcome of investment decisions made by domestic and foreign investors. These decisions can be decomposed into a portfolio rebalancing and a portfolio growth component. This paper provides empirical evidence of the importance of portfolio rebalancing for the dynamics of the current account. The authors evaluate the predictions of a partial-equilibrium model of the current account with dynamic portfolio choices, in which portfolio rebalancing is driven by changes in investment opportunities. Using data for the United States and Japan, the authors find evidence supporting innovations in investment opportunities as an important mechanism to explain international capital flows.

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Main Authors: Didier, Tatiana, Lowenkron, Alexandre
Format: Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2009-03-01
Subjects:ACCOUNTING, ACTUAL VALUES, ADJUSTMENT COSTS, AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOCATION MODELS, ASSET CLASS, ASSET CLASSES, ASSET POSITION, ASSET POSITIONS, AUTOREGRESSION, BANKRUPTCY, BENCHMARK, BINDING CONSTRAINTS, BOND RETURNS, BOND YIELD, BUDGET CONSTRAINT, BUSINESS CYCLES, CAPITAL FLOWS, COMMON CURRENCY, CONSTANT MATURITY, CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS, CONSUMPTION DECISION, CONSUMPTION DECISIONS, CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY, CONTROL VARIABLES, CORRELATION COEFFICIENT, CREDITOR, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE, CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES, CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT, CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS, CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES, CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE, CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS, CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DATA AVAILABILITY, DEBTOR, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISCOUNT RATE, DIVIDEND, DIVIDEND YIELDS, DOMESTIC CAPITAL, DOMESTIC INVESTOR, DOMESTIC INVESTORS, DOMESTIC SAVINGS, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMIC THEORY, ELASTICITY, EQUATIONS, EQUILIBRIUM, EQUITIES, EQUITY MARKETS, EXCESS RETURNS, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPECTED RETURNS, EXPOSURE, EXTERNAL POSITIONS, FEDERAL RESERVE, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, FINANCIAL ASSET, FINANCIAL ASSETS, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL INTEGRATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL STUDIES, FLOW OF FUNDS, FOREIGN ASSET, FOREIGN ASSET POSITION, FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS, FOREIGN ASSETS, FOREIGN EQUITY, FOREIGN HOLDERS, FOREIGN HOLDINGS, FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FOREIGN PORTFOLIO, FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS, FOREIGN SECURITIES, FREE CAPITAL, FUTURE DIVIDENDS, FUTURE RESEARCH, GDP, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL, GLOBAL IMBALANCES, GNP, GOVERNMENT BOND, GOVERNMENT BONDS, HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES, HOLDINGS, HOME COUNTRY, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INCOME SHOCK, INCOMPLETE MARKETS, INFLATION, INFLATION RATES, INFLATION RISK, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, INVESTING, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTMENT HORIZONS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY, LEVEL OF RISK, LEVERAGE, LOCAL CURRENCY, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT, LONG-TERM INVESTORS, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC MODELS, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MARGINAL UTILITY, MARKET CAPITALIZATION, MONETARY FUND, NATIONAL SAVINGS, NET CAPITAL, NET FOREIGN ASSETS, NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE, NOMINAL YIELD, NOMINAL YIELDS, OPPORTUNITY SET, OPTIMAL ALLOCATION, OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH, OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO, OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS, PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION, PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS, PORTFOLIO CHOICE, PORTFOLIO CHOICES, PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, PORTFOLIO GROWTH, PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS, PORTFOLIO RETURN, PORTFOLIO RETURNS, PORTFOLIOS, POSITIVE COEFFICIENT, POWER PARITY, PRICE RATIO, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REAL ASSET, REAL EXCHANGE RATE, REAL EXCHANGE RATES, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, RETURN, RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET, RETURNS, RISK AVERSE, RISK AVERSE INVESTORS, RISK AVERSION, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROE, SAVINGS RATE, SECURITIES, SHORT SALES, SHORT-TERM BOND, SHORT-TERM BONDS, SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT, SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES, SHORT-TERM YIELD, STANDARD DEVIATION, STANDARD DEVIATIONS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKETS, STOCK RETURN, STOCK RETURNS, STOCKS, T-BILL, T-BILLS, TOTAL MARKET, TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TREASURY, TURNOVER, UNCERTAINTY, UTILITY FUNCTION, UTILITY FUNCTIONS, VENTURE CAPITALIST, VOLATILE CAPITAL, VOLATILITY, VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL, WEALTH, WEIGHTS, WORLD ECONOMY, WORLD PRICE,
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topic ACCOUNTING
ACTUAL VALUES
ADJUSTMENT COSTS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALLOCATION MODELS
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
AUTOREGRESSION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARK
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BOND RETURNS
BOND YIELD
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL FLOWS
COMMON CURRENCY
CONSTANT MATURITY
CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION DECISION
CONSUMPTION DECISIONS
CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY
CONTROL VARIABLES
CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS
CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTOR
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCOUNT RATE
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND YIELDS
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC INVESTOR
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS RETURNS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL POSITIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FLOW OF FUNDS
FOREIGN ASSET
FOREIGN ASSET POSITION
FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN HOLDERS
FOREIGN HOLDINGS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS
FOREIGN SECURITIES
FREE CAPITAL
FUTURE DIVIDENDS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL IMBALANCES
GNP
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOLDINGS
HOME COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOMPLETE MARKETS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION RISK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INVESTING
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT HORIZONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
LEVEL OF RISK
LEVERAGE
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MODELS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET CAPITAL
NET FOREIGN ASSETS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
NOMINAL YIELD
NOMINAL YIELDS
OPPORTUNITY SET
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS
PORTFOLIO CHOICE
PORTFOLIO CHOICES
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIO GROWTH
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO RETURN
PORTFOLIO RETURNS
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PRICE RATIO
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL ASSET
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN
RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET
RETURNS
RISK AVERSE
RISK AVERSE INVESTORS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROE
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SHORT SALES
SHORT-TERM BOND
SHORT-TERM BONDS
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT
SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
SHORT-TERM YIELD
STANDARD DEVIATION
STANDARD DEVIATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
STOCKS
T-BILL
T-BILLS
TOTAL MARKET
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTY
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VENTURE CAPITALIST
VOLATILE CAPITAL
VOLATILITY
VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL
WEALTH
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICE
ACCOUNTING
ACTUAL VALUES
ADJUSTMENT COSTS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALLOCATION MODELS
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
AUTOREGRESSION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARK
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BOND RETURNS
BOND YIELD
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL FLOWS
COMMON CURRENCY
CONSTANT MATURITY
CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION DECISION
CONSUMPTION DECISIONS
CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY
CONTROL VARIABLES
CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS
CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTOR
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCOUNT RATE
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND YIELDS
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC INVESTOR
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS RETURNS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL POSITIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FLOW OF FUNDS
FOREIGN ASSET
FOREIGN ASSET POSITION
FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN HOLDERS
FOREIGN HOLDINGS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS
FOREIGN SECURITIES
FREE CAPITAL
FUTURE DIVIDENDS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL IMBALANCES
GNP
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOLDINGS
HOME COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOMPLETE MARKETS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION RISK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INVESTING
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT HORIZONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
LEVEL OF RISK
LEVERAGE
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MODELS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET CAPITAL
NET FOREIGN ASSETS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
NOMINAL YIELD
NOMINAL YIELDS
OPPORTUNITY SET
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS
PORTFOLIO CHOICE
PORTFOLIO CHOICES
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIO GROWTH
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO RETURN
PORTFOLIO RETURNS
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PRICE RATIO
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL ASSET
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN
RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET
RETURNS
RISK AVERSE
RISK AVERSE INVESTORS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROE
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SHORT SALES
SHORT-TERM BOND
SHORT-TERM BONDS
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT
SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
SHORT-TERM YIELD
STANDARD DEVIATION
STANDARD DEVIATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
STOCKS
T-BILL
T-BILLS
TOTAL MARKET
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTY
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VENTURE CAPITALIST
VOLATILE CAPITAL
VOLATILITY
VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL
WEALTH
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ACTUAL VALUES
ADJUSTMENT COSTS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALLOCATION MODELS
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
AUTOREGRESSION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARK
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BOND RETURNS
BOND YIELD
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL FLOWS
COMMON CURRENCY
CONSTANT MATURITY
CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION DECISION
CONSUMPTION DECISIONS
CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY
CONTROL VARIABLES
CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS
CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTOR
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCOUNT RATE
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND YIELDS
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC INVESTOR
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS RETURNS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL POSITIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FLOW OF FUNDS
FOREIGN ASSET
FOREIGN ASSET POSITION
FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN HOLDERS
FOREIGN HOLDINGS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS
FOREIGN SECURITIES
FREE CAPITAL
FUTURE DIVIDENDS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL IMBALANCES
GNP
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOLDINGS
HOME COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOMPLETE MARKETS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION RISK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INVESTING
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT HORIZONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
LEVEL OF RISK
LEVERAGE
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MODELS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET CAPITAL
NET FOREIGN ASSETS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
NOMINAL YIELD
NOMINAL YIELDS
OPPORTUNITY SET
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS
PORTFOLIO CHOICE
PORTFOLIO CHOICES
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIO GROWTH
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO RETURN
PORTFOLIO RETURNS
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PRICE RATIO
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL ASSET
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN
RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET
RETURNS
RISK AVERSE
RISK AVERSE INVESTORS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROE
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SHORT SALES
SHORT-TERM BOND
SHORT-TERM BONDS
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT
SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
SHORT-TERM YIELD
STANDARD DEVIATION
STANDARD DEVIATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
STOCKS
T-BILL
T-BILLS
TOTAL MARKET
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTY
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VENTURE CAPITALIST
VOLATILE CAPITAL
VOLATILITY
VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL
WEALTH
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICE
ACCOUNTING
ACTUAL VALUES
ADJUSTMENT COSTS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALLOCATION MODELS
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
AUTOREGRESSION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARK
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BOND RETURNS
BOND YIELD
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL FLOWS
COMMON CURRENCY
CONSTANT MATURITY
CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION DECISION
CONSUMPTION DECISIONS
CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY
CONTROL VARIABLES
CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS
CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTOR
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCOUNT RATE
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND YIELDS
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC INVESTOR
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS RETURNS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL POSITIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FLOW OF FUNDS
FOREIGN ASSET
FOREIGN ASSET POSITION
FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN HOLDERS
FOREIGN HOLDINGS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS
FOREIGN SECURITIES
FREE CAPITAL
FUTURE DIVIDENDS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL IMBALANCES
GNP
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOLDINGS
HOME COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOMPLETE MARKETS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION RISK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INVESTING
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT HORIZONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
LEVEL OF RISK
LEVERAGE
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MODELS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET CAPITAL
NET FOREIGN ASSETS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
NOMINAL YIELD
NOMINAL YIELDS
OPPORTUNITY SET
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS
PORTFOLIO CHOICE
PORTFOLIO CHOICES
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIO GROWTH
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO RETURN
PORTFOLIO RETURNS
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PRICE RATIO
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL ASSET
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN
RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET
RETURNS
RISK AVERSE
RISK AVERSE INVESTORS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROE
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SHORT SALES
SHORT-TERM BOND
SHORT-TERM BONDS
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT
SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
SHORT-TERM YIELD
STANDARD DEVIATION
STANDARD DEVIATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
STOCKS
T-BILL
T-BILLS
TOTAL MARKET
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTY
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VENTURE CAPITALIST
VOLATILE CAPITAL
VOLATILITY
VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL
WEALTH
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICE
Didier, Tatiana
Lowenkron, Alexandre
The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem
description The current account can be understood as the outcome of investment decisions made by domestic and foreign investors. These decisions can be decomposed into a portfolio rebalancing and a portfolio growth component. This paper provides empirical evidence of the importance of portfolio rebalancing for the dynamics of the current account. The authors evaluate the predictions of a partial-equilibrium model of the current account with dynamic portfolio choices, in which portfolio rebalancing is driven by changes in investment opportunities. Using data for the United States and Japan, the authors find evidence supporting innovations in investment opportunities as an important mechanism to explain international capital flows.
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topic_facet ACCOUNTING
ACTUAL VALUES
ADJUSTMENT COSTS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALLOCATION MODELS
ASSET CLASS
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
AUTOREGRESSION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARK
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BOND RETURNS
BOND YIELD
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL FLOWS
COMMON CURRENCY
CONSTANT MATURITY
CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS
CONSUMPTION DECISION
CONSUMPTION DECISIONS
CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY
CONTROL VARIABLES
CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS
CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES
CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBTOR
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCOUNT RATE
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND YIELDS
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC INVESTOR
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS RETURNS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL POSITIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FLOW OF FUNDS
FOREIGN ASSET
FOREIGN ASSET POSITION
FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN HOLDERS
FOREIGN HOLDINGS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS
FOREIGN SECURITIES
FREE CAPITAL
FUTURE DIVIDENDS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GLOBAL IMBALANCES
GNP
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOLDINGS
HOME COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOMPLETE MARKETS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION RISK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INVESTING
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT HORIZONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
LEVEL OF RISK
LEVERAGE
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MODELS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET CAPITAL
NET FOREIGN ASSETS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
NOMINAL YIELD
NOMINAL YIELDS
OPPORTUNITY SET
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO
OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS
PORTFOLIO CHOICE
PORTFOLIO CHOICES
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIO GROWTH
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO RETURN
PORTFOLIO RETURNS
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PRICE RATIO
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL ASSET
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RETURN
RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET
RETURNS
RISK AVERSE
RISK AVERSE INVESTORS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROE
SAVINGS RATE
SECURITIES
SHORT SALES
SHORT-TERM BOND
SHORT-TERM BONDS
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT
SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
SHORT-TERM YIELD
STANDARD DEVIATION
STANDARD DEVIATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKETS
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
STOCKS
T-BILL
T-BILLS
TOTAL MARKET
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTY
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VENTURE CAPITALIST
VOLATILE CAPITAL
VOLATILITY
VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL
WEALTH
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICE
author Didier, Tatiana
Lowenkron, Alexandre
author_facet Didier, Tatiana
Lowenkron, Alexandre
author_sort Didier, Tatiana
title The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem
title_short The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem
title_full The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem
title_fullStr The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem
title_full_unstemmed The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem
title_sort current account as a dynamic portfolio choice problem
publishDate 2009-03-01
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spelling dig-okr-1098640572021-04-23T14:02:15Z The Current Account as A Dynamic Portfolio Choice Problem Didier, Tatiana Lowenkron, Alexandre ACCOUNTING ACTUAL VALUES ADJUSTMENT COSTS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ALLOCATION MODELS ASSET CLASS ASSET CLASSES ASSET POSITION ASSET POSITIONS AUTOREGRESSION BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BINDING CONSTRAINTS BOND RETURNS BOND YIELD BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL FLOWS COMMON CURRENCY CONSTANT MATURITY CONSTRAINTS ON INVESTORS CONSUMPTION DECISION CONSUMPTION DECISIONS CONSUMPTION VOLATILITY CONTROL VARIABLES CORRELATION COEFFICIENT CREDITOR CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CURRENT ACCOUNT DYNAMICS CURRENT ACCOUNT IMBALANCES CURRENT ACCOUNT RESPONSE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS CURRENT ACCOUNTS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBTOR DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCOUNT RATE DIVIDEND DIVIDEND YIELDS DOMESTIC CAPITAL DOMESTIC INVESTOR DOMESTIC INVESTORS DOMESTIC SAVINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC THEORY ELASTICITY EQUATIONS EQUILIBRIUM EQUITIES EQUITY MARKETS EXCESS RETURNS EXCHANGE RATES EXPECTED RETURNS EXPOSURE EXTERNAL POSITIONS FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FINANCIAL ASSET FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STUDIES FLOW OF FUNDS FOREIGN ASSET FOREIGN ASSET POSITION FOREIGN ASSET POSITIONS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN HOLDERS FOREIGN HOLDINGS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN PORTFOLIO FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS FOREIGN SECURITIES FREE CAPITAL FUTURE DIVIDENDS FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL IMBALANCES GNP GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT BONDS HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES HOLDINGS HOME COUNTRY INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOME SHOCK INCOMPLETE MARKETS INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFLATION RISK INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INVESTING INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT HORIZONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY LEVEL OF RISK LEVERAGE LOCAL CURRENCY LONG-TERM INVESTMENT LONG-TERM INVESTORS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MODELS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MARGINAL UTILITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION MONETARY FUND NATIONAL SAVINGS NET CAPITAL NET FOREIGN ASSETS NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE NOMINAL YIELD NOMINAL YIELDS OPPORTUNITY SET OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION PATH OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO OPTIMAL PORTFOLIOS PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO ALLOCATIONS PORTFOLIO CHOICE PORTFOLIO CHOICES PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION PORTFOLIO GROWTH PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS PORTFOLIO RETURN PORTFOLIO RETURNS PORTFOLIOS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POWER PARITY PRICE RATIO PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REAL ASSET REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RETURN RETURN ON FOREIGN ASSET RETURNS RISK AVERSE RISK AVERSE INVESTORS RISK AVERSION RISK MANAGEMENT ROE SAVINGS RATE SECURITIES SHORT SALES SHORT-TERM BOND SHORT-TERM BONDS SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENT SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES SHORT-TERM YIELD STANDARD DEVIATION STANDARD DEVIATIONS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKETS STOCK RETURN STOCK RETURNS STOCKS T-BILL T-BILLS TOTAL MARKET TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TREASURY TURNOVER UNCERTAINTY UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY FUNCTIONS VENTURE CAPITALIST VOLATILE CAPITAL VOLATILITY VOLATILITY OF CAPITAL WEALTH WEIGHTS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD PRICE The current account can be understood as the outcome of investment decisions made by domestic and foreign investors. These decisions can be decomposed into a portfolio rebalancing and a portfolio growth component. This paper provides empirical evidence of the importance of portfolio rebalancing for the dynamics of the current account. The authors evaluate the predictions of a partial-equilibrium model of the current account with dynamic portfolio choices, in which portfolio rebalancing is driven by changes in investment opportunities. Using data for the United States and Japan, the authors find evidence supporting innovations in investment opportunities as an important mechanism to explain international capital flows. 2012-03-19T19:09:12Z 2012-03-19T19:09:12Z 2009-03-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090309115148 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4057 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4861 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region