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Economic convergence in the West African Economic and Monetary Union: a new analysis
Cogent Economics & FinanceThis paper uses a structural approach to analyse economic convergence within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. This Regional Economic Community has recorded several postponements of the convergence horizon defined by the ...
Doukouré Charles Fe +2 more
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Trade in the WAEMU: Developments and Reform Opportunities
IMF Working Papers, 2008 This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within WAEMU, implementation of the union's current trade regime ...
Hans Weisfeld, Manuela Goretti
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Cogent Economics & FinanceThe objective of this research is to assess the effect of holding government securities on the credit channel, taking into account the heterogeneity of WAEMU banks’ balance sheets. The methodology adopted to achieve this objective is VAR panel modelling,
Ousmane Dieng, Babacar Sene
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The European Union and monetary integration in West Africa. ZEI Discussion Paper No. C206, 2011 [PDF]
, 2011 This paper argues that developments in Europe have been the most important variable in monetary integration in West Africa. It shows how monetary integration in West Africa has historically been influenced by two colonial powers: Britain and France and ...
Uche., Chibuike
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Fiscal Discipline in WAEMU: Rules, Institutions, and Markets
IMF Working Papers, 2013 This paper gauges the scope for market discipline and the effectiveness of the regional surveillance framework in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The paper finds that the responsiveness of sovereign bond rates to governments’ fiscal behavior in the regional financial market remains limited.
Ermal Hitaj, Yasin Kursat Onder
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Factors explaining public expenditure in WAEMU countries
, 2023 Résumé Cet article examine les facteurs explicatifs des dépenses publiques dans les pays de l’UEMOA au cours de la période 2000-2020. La technique de régression quantile des moments (MM-QR) est utilisée afin d’évaluer comment les déciles de dépenses publiques se modifient lorsque les variables exogènes varient.
ZABSONRE Zacharia +1 more
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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Does Digital Banking Promote Remittance Receipts? Evidence From Developing Countries
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the realm of technological advancement, like many sectors, the financial sector swiftly embraced digital transformation to help facilitate financial transactions, especially remittance receipts. The digitalisation of the banking sector has made transfers and access to funds quite easier, faster, and more economical by reducing transaction ...
Syed Ali Abbas +2 more
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Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2023 Purpose. This work evaluates the relationship between the processing of agricultural raw materials and the level of employment in the West African Monetary and Economic Union (WAEMU). Methodology / approach. The Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCCE)
Paul-Alfred Kouakou Kouakou
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Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 26, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT This study explores how governance quality moderates the impact of education on carbon emissions in 119 developing countries from 2003 to 2021. Using a two‐step System GMM approach, it examines the roles of primary, secondary, and tertiary education alongside six governance indicators.
Charles Shaaba Saba +2 more
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