Inflation Convergence in the East African Community: A Fractional Integration and Cointegration Study
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- Carcel Hector & Gil-Alana Luis A. & Madigu Godfrey, 2015. "Inflation Convergence in the East African Community: A Fractional Integration and Cointegration Study," Global Economy Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 15(4), pages 507-524, December.
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East Africa Union; monetary union; fractional integration;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
- E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
- F45 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Macroeconomic Issues of Monetary Unions
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