Monetary Union in West Africa: An Agency of Restraint for Fiscal Policies?
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- Paul Masson & Catherine Pattillo, 2002. "Monetary Union in West Africa: An Agency of Restraint for Fiscal Policies?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 11(3), pages 387-412, September.
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WP; ECOWAS country; ECOWAS monetary union project; WAEMU country; CFA franc; exchange rate; monetary union; West Africa; fiscal rules; fiscal discipline; ECOWAS; CFA franc zone; GDP ratio; WAEMU countries in ECOWAS; WAEMU monetary union; WAEMU ECOWAS country; Monetary unions; Government debt management; Government asset and liability management; Budget planning and preparation; Europe;All these keywords.
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