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Pegging the future West African single currency in regard to internal/external competitiveness: a counterfactual analysis [PDF]

This paper compares different nominal anchors in the case of a fixed exchange rate regime for the future single regional currency of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS).
Kimiko Sugimoto, Gilles Duffrenot
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Macroeconomic determinants of unemployment in ECOWAS countries [PDF]

Unemployment is a major issue in ECOWAS countries and its determinants are not well-known. We investigate the macroeconomic determinants of unemployment in ECOWAS countries using data from 1993 to 2021. The data were analysed using the panel fixed effect
Ozili, Peterson K
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Appraisal of the preparedness of ECOWAS towards a common currency

Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah, 2018
This study appraised the preparedness of  Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards the adoption of a common currency by analysing the degree of symmetry and sizes of identified shocks across member countries.
Louis Sevitenyi Nkwatoh
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Does ECOWAS make sense? [PDF]

, 2011
This paper investigates empirically the possibility of forming an Optimum Currency Area (OCA) among member countries of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. Under OCA, member countries share a common currency (like, the Euro), while
Banik, Nilanjan, Yoonus, C.A.
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Economic Integration In ECOWAS: 40 Years After [PDF]

, 2016
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was launched in Lagos on 28 May, 1975, amidst fanfare and big dreams of economic nirvana: economic integration, development and prosperity.
Okom, Michael P.
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SECTORAL COMPOSITION AND TAX REVENUE PERFORMANCE IN ECOWAS COUNTRIES [PDF]

Oradea Journal of Business and Economics, 2019
The study investigates sectoral composition and tax revenue performance in ECOWAS countries. Specifically, the study examines taxable capacity, tax efforts and tax structure of thirteen Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries taking ...
Nosakhare Liberty Arodoye, John Norense Izevbigie   +1 more
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The politics of regional peace operations in West Africa : the relations among ECOWAS, the UN and major powers [PDF]

, 2007
Includes bibliographical ...
Huang, Jarlline
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ECOWAS and the challenge of preventing a resurgence of coups d’état in West Africa: An assessment of the ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy [PDF]

Since the adoption of the Abuja Declaration of Political Principles (1991) and the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001) by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional organisation has declared ‘zero ...
Onapajo, H., Babalola, D.
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Economic institutions and economic growth: Empirical evidence from the Economic Community of West African States

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2017
Background: Economic institutions are considered as the fundamental cause of economic growth. Economic institutions affect economic growth through allocation of resources like physical and human capital.
Lazarus Z. Wanjuu, Pierre le Roux
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Reflections on Adapting to the ECOWAS CET [PDF]

, 2014
While combating the Ebola outbreak currently plaguing Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone remains the absolute priority for these small ECOWAS members, returning to normal will not be business as usual.
De Melo, Jaime, Laski, Anne
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