10.17889/E109583
Konstantinou, Panagiotis T.
Corsetti, Giancarlo
Replication data for: What Drives US Foreign Borrowing? Evidence on the External Adjustment to Transitory and Permanent Shocks
ICPSR Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
2011
10.1257/aer.102.2.1062
10.1257/aer.102.2.1062
V0
The joint dynamics of US net output, consumption, and (the market value of) foreign assets and liabilities, characterized empirically following Lettau and Ludvigson (2004), is shown to be consistent with current account theory. US consumption is virtually insulated from transitory shocks, while these contribute to variations in net output and gross foreign positions—consumption is smoothed against temporary fluctuations in returns. A single permanent shock—naturally interpreted as a supply shock—raises consumption swiftly while causing net output to adjust gradually. This leads to persistent, procyclical external deficits, while moving gross assets and liabilities in the same direction. (JEL E21, E23, F32, F34)