South-South Trade: Geography Matters [PDF]
Intra-subsaharan African trade appears to be very low, an outcome that is often attributed to the size of the exporting and the importing economies. If that were the explanation, there would be no untapped trade potential.
Lionel FONTAGNÉ, Souleymane COULIBALY
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Private investment in guinea, does macro-instability matter? A comparative analysis [PDF]
This paper examines empirically the link between macro-instability and private investment rate in Guinea, in comparison with WAEMU countries . Notwithstanding the caution imposed by data and methodological limitations in interpreting the results, the ...
Gyengani, Zakaria, Sanogo, Issa
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Fiscal Reform and Monetary Union in West Africa [PDF]
The paper explores the interaction between the proposed monetary union for ECOWAS and structural reforms of fiscal policy. The effects depend to a large extent on the degree of similarity of member countries.
Hefeker, Carsten
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Explaining the WAEMU Growth Spurt
, 2018 Most countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) experienced a growth acceleration in 2011-17. This paper identifies the determinants of this growth by combining country-specific information with the results of a cross-country regression model. Growth was characterized by
Haile, Fiseha, Moller, Lars Christian
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Health expenditure: how much is spent on health and care worker remuneration? An analysis of 33 low- and middle-income African countries. [PDF]
Hum Resour Health, 2023 Toure H +5 more
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Institutional quality and green economic growth in West African economic and monetary union
Innovation and Green DevelopmentPurpose: This study examined the how institutions influence green economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries with view to contributing to Sustainable development goal of good health and well-being (SDG 3), clean ...
Dado Fabrice Degbedji +3 more
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Regional biotechnology regulations: Design options and implications for good governance [PDF]
"Many developing countries are currently in the process of designing regulatory systems that should allow them to use genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for agricultural development, while also managing the food safety and environmental risks ...
Birner, Regina, Linacre, Nicholas
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Foundations of WAEMU space transport policies
, 2021 Les États membres de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Uemoa) ont opté pour la stratégie de l'intégration régionale afin de faire face à leurs défis de développement. Ils ont en outre reconnu que le secteur du transport est capital pour le renforcement de leur intégration.
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Synergy of public spending on health and education and human development in the WAEMU countries
Cogent EducationIn the context of a major societal preoccupation with improving economic and human development, governments are likely to rely heavily on public spending on health and education as key instruments and fundamental support for improving the quality of life
Hamidou Ouedraogo +2 more
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The Freetown Declaration: Countercyclical Policy for Africa [PDF]
In August 2009 the African finance ministers issued the Freetown Declaration, in which they committed their governments to “implement fiscal stimulus measures” to counter the effects of the international financial crisis on their economies. This paper ...
John Weeks
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