Currency Devaluation as a Source of Growth in Africa: A Synthetic Control Approach
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Currency devaluation; Augmented synthetic control method; CFA monetary union;All these keywords.
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- E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
- F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
- O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies
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