Can the removal of VAT Exemptions support the Poor? The Case of Niger [PDF]
In order to have the public funds necessary for its development, Niger is examining the possibility of expanding its VAT tax base to exempted goods and basic food products.
Celine DE QUATREBARBES +2 more
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Multi-membership and effectiveness of regional trade agreements in Western and Southern Africa: a comparative study of ECOWAS and SADC [PDF]
Using a gravity model for 35 countries and the years 1995-2006 we estimate the impact of regional trade agreements in Africa (in particular ECOWAS and SADC) and compare this to the a benchmark of North South trade integration (Europe's preferential trade
Afesorgbor, Sylvanus Kwaku +1 more
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Currency pegs and volatility in West African Economic and Monetary Union during COVID-19
Journal of Applied EconomicsThis study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the CFA franc (XOF) compared to the euro (EUR) within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
Zuoping Xiao +4 more
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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).
Gilles Duffrenot, Kimiko Sugimoto
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Determinants of the fiscal space of WAEMU member countries
Cogent Economics & FinanceThis research analyzes the determinants of fiscal space in the eight WAEMU countries over the period 2002 to 2022 using an ARDL error-correction model estimated by the Pooled Mean Group method.
Aïda Dao +3 more
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Mandatory health insurance and health care utilization in Togo. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2022 Djahini-Afawoubo DM, Aguey ST.
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Corruption, Investment and Economic Growth in WAEMU Countries
International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2019 The purpose of this paper is to study the relationships between corruption, public investment and economic growth in WAEMU (West Africa Economic and Monetary Union) countries during the period 2001-2014. This, by using a panel VAR (Vector Auto Regressive) model.
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Migration, self selection and returns to education in the WAEMU. [PDF]
Using data from labour force surveys conducted simultaneously in the capital cities of seven West African Economic and Monetary Union countries, we estimate a model of residential location choice in which expected earnings play a role. The model is first
de Vreyer, Philippe +2 more
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Trading out of Poverty: WTO Agreements and the West African Agriculture. A Report of the Food Security II Cooperative Agreement [PDF]
This report is a brief survey of WTO agreements and their implications for the West African economies (including Chad). The study reviews the positions of West African countries on various WTO issues and compares these positions with positions expressed ...
Nouve, Kofi +3 more
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Currency Devaluation as a Source of Growth in Africa: A Synthetic Control Approach. [PDF]
East Econ J, 2022 Bouvet F, Bower R, Jones JC.
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