...And given the relatively close coincidence of the two series, the idea that the causation runs both ways between them seems quite plausible to me.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
More House Prices and Current Account Deficits
Continuing to think about the relationship between house prices and the current account deficit, I put together the following chart showing house price changes in the US (measured by the FHFA's house price index) alongside the US's current account deficit over the past 30 years. Even though I was expecting them to be somewhat correlated, I am still surprised by how incredibly closely the two track each other...
...And given the relatively close coincidence of the two series, the idea that the causation runs both ways between them seems quite plausible to me.
...And given the relatively close coincidence of the two series, the idea that the causation runs both ways between them seems quite plausible to me.
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ReplyDeleteBut--tell me--I am interested in your thoughts about the devaition we see from (roughly) 2006 on.
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The netherlands represents a case that does not fit this story: persistent current account surplus and rising house prices for decades
ReplyDeleteThe netherlands represents a case that does not fit this story: persistent current account surplus and rising house prices for decades
ReplyDeleteJapan in the 80's, China today and the US in the 1920's are all extreme examples of abnormally large current account surpluses combined with abnormally large real estate price increases - and subsequent declines (although China today isn't there yet).
ReplyDeleteI been thinking there may be some correlation between large current account impbalances in general and real estate price swings - it may not just be the CA deficits that correlate well.
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