Growth with imported resources: On the sustainability of U.S. growth and foreign debt

Ziesemer, Thomas (2009). Growth with imported resources: On the sustainability of U.S. growth and foreign debt. UNU-MERIT.

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  • Author Ziesemer, Thomas
    Title Growth with imported resources: On the sustainability of U.S. growth and foreign debt
    Publication Date 2009
    Publisher UNU-MERIT
    Abstract We provide a growth model with imported resources and foreign debt accumulation providing the basis for two questions and regression equations. 1) Under what conditions do growth rates of per capita income remain positive if imported inputs such as oil have increasing real prices? 2) Is accumulation of foreign debt driven by a current account deficit of which two percent of the GDP stem from oil imports, sustainable? For both questions we provide estimates for the USA with the following results. Oil price growth rates have only a marginal impact on those of GDP per capita as long as they exceed inflation rates by not much more than they did in the past. The US foreign debt/GDP ratio follows an unstable difference equation and therefore is not sustainable. We briefly discuss possible future stabilization through the market and through policies.
    Keyword Capital movements
    Growth
    Sustainability
    JEL F21
    O41
    Q01
    Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT
    Copyright Year 2009
    ISSN 1871-9872
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