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Tax Policy, Corruption and Poverty in WAEMU

African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal, 2023
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that a tax policy designed for taxes for social purposes reduces poverty in the West African Economic and Monetary Union. Poverty reduction requires optimal taxation, reduction of corruption, and improvement of the final consumption level per inhabitant.
Alastaire S. Alinsato, Symphorien Zogbasse   +1 more
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Food Security in WAEMU

Selected Issues Papers
Food insecurity in WAEMU has worsened over the last few years—mainly due to conflicts, climate, and affordability issues—with the Sahel zone being in a particularly difficult situation. The security environment is complex, while the region is also highly vulnerable to climate change and dependent on food imports.
Ljubica Dordevic, Ollo Sib
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Domestic Revenue Mobilization in WAEMU

Selected Issues Papers
Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) is essential for financing economic and social development and ensuring debt sustainability in WAEMU, particularly in light of rising interest, high security spending, and the prospective reduction in foreign aid.
Ljubica Dordevic, Anamaria Maftei
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Tax Policy in WAEMU: Tax Coordination or Competition?

African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal, 2022
The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of digitalisation on tax revenue mobilisation in Africa. Using panel data from 40 selected african countries over the period 1980-2017, econometric estimates were implemented using the generalised method of moments. Our results indicated that digitisation has both a positive and significant effect on
Alastaire Sèna Alinsato, Agbokpanzo Ahouidji Tanguy   +1 more
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Education in the WAEMU

Selected Issues Papers
This paper makes the case for prioritizing the education sector in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) by taking stock of the outcomes and documenting its macroeconomic relevance. Education outcomes across the WAEMU region remain relatively weak, while empirical estimates indicate that improvements could lead to large income gains ...
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Money Demand and Policy Uncertainty in WAEMU

2023
Abstract: This study examines the effect of policy uncertainty on money demand in WAEMU countries over the period 1985 to 2020. We propose an augmented money demand function including an indicator of uncertainty that is the news-based World Uncertainty Index (WUI) ‘policy uncertainty’.
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Fiscal Rules in WAEMU: Limiting Public Deficits

2015
A resurgence of reflection on regional economic integration in African countries started in the 1990s. The renewed interest stimulated discussions on the effectiveness of fiscal policy in African monetary unions. Since, the common monetary and exchange policy is managed at a supranational level, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and ...
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Hybrid Yield curves modeling in WAEMU Zone

Bankers, Markets & Investors
In the WAEMU zone (West African Economic and Monetary Union.), the development of the financial market is hampered by uncertainties related to information asymmetries. In order to reduce them, this study proposes a quantitative model for evaluating the hybrid zero-coupon (ZC) yield curve, which takes into account investors’ perception of risk.
Florent Kanga Gbongue, Nahoua Yeo
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The indebtedness of WAEMU countries to China

2022
La conjoncture sanitaire de l'année 2020 a contraint le FMI et la Banque Mondiale à publier des informations qui autrement n'étaient pas rendues publiques pour justifier un allégement de la dette des pays dont l'endettement pourrait être jugé trop dangereux.
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Basic Infrastructure, Growth and Convergence in WAEMU

2016
The objective of this study is to analyze the role played by basic infrastructure in the growth and convergence of the economies of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). After a description of the dynamics of the basic infrastructure of WAEMU and a literature review on theories of integration, we will discuss the model of convergence ...
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