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Autor: Ewa Bilewicz 5
Strony: 5-16
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THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX AS A FACTOR OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Summary

In the recent years world economy was characterized by large global imbalances. Many economists worried that large capital flows into the United States might suddenly change the direction, what would lead to a substantial dollar depreciation. In fact crisis took a different form: a sharp fall in confidence in the global financial system.

The article analysis the role that global imbalances played in the financial crisis. It consists of three parts. The first one presents causes of the global imbalances. The second part explores to what extent did global imbalances contribute to the financial crisis. The third part presents changes to the global imbalances after the crisis.