Does regional trade promote economic growth? Evidence from Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [PDF]
Journal of Economics and Development, 2020 Purpose – This paper examines the impact of regional and non-regional trade on economic growth using annual data from Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries for the period 2007 to 2017.
Agwu Sunday Okoro +3 more
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Monetary Integration Prospectives :A study in the Experience of Arab Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCCCs) [PDF]
دراسات أقليمية, 2010 The structural Similarity of Arab Gulf economies and the harmony of its economic, Financial and monetary Policies ,besides, as it is an optimum Currency area , that determine adopting fixed exchange rates Policy, also founding a uniform Currency has ...
Abdullah Fadhil Al-Hayali
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The Evolution of Alexandre Lamfalussy’s Thought on European Monetary Integration, 1961-1993
Œconomia, 2011 The establishment of the European Monetary Institute (EMI), the predecessor of the European Central Bank, on 1 January 1994, was a milestone in the process of European monetary integration.
Ivo Maes
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Monetary Integration in West Africa – Development and Functioning of CFA Frank Area
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2015 This article aims to present the development and history of the African CFA franc zone, which is the official currency in two groupings of African integration – the West African Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Monetary Community of Central ...
Michał Zaremba
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The political economy of European monetary integration
PSL Quarterly Review, 2013 The launch of the EMS, far from being the result of deep economic thinking, was the somewhat unexpected outcome of political initiative. The rather casual economic debate that took place at the time is appraised by examining some problems that were at ...
L. SPAVENTA
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Paolo Baffi: la moneta europea e “il crepuscolo degli esperti”
Moneta e Credito, 2023 Il lavoro affronta una questione centrale nella storia del pensiero economico: quella del rapporto fra teoria economica e scelte politiche. Lo fa studiando il pensiero economico di Paolo Baffi (1911-1989), Governatore della Banca d’Italia dal 1975 al ...
Alberto Baffigi
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Optimising Multimodal Integration: Global Best Practices for Seamless Connectivity and Their Applicability in Sri Lanka [PDF]
Journal of South Asian Logistics and TransportMultimodal integration enhances public transport usage, thereby reducing traffic congestion, which is particularly suitable in Sri Lanka. However, the fragmented ownership of public transport and the lack of coordination between different transport ...
R. A. D. S. K. Ranasinghe, T. Sivakumar
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Bulgaria’s Path to the Euro: The Role and Legacy of the Currency Board [PDF]
Financial and Economic ReviewBulgaria’s monetary integration with Europe started with the creation of the currency board in 1997. This paper traces how hard constraints on central bank financing and money creation, combined with political consensus forged in crisis, restored ...
Charles Enoch, Anne-Marie Gulde
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Public Debt Evolution in the Eurozone and the Need of Policy Coordination [PDF]
Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2010 The Eurozone sustainability could become a real challenge in the current economical environment, characterized by uncertainty and lack of credibility. The issue of public debts represents a threat for the European financial system, while the coordination
Andrei HREBENCIUC
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Taylor rule and EMU Monetary Policy Determination and ECB's Preferences
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2006 The aim of the article is to evaluate the preferences of the ECB in monetary policy and to compare them with preferences of the central banks of new EU member countries from Central and Eastern Europe.
Svatopluk Kapounek, Lubor Lacina
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