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Author Fielding, David, 1965-

Title The macroeconomics of monetary union : an analysis of the CFA franc zone / David Fielding
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 196 pages) : illustrations
Series Routledge studies in development economics ; 25
Routledge studies in development economics ; 25.
Contents 1. An introduction to the institutions and members of the CFA Franc Zone -- 2. Short-run monetary policy formation : comparing the CFA with anglophone Africa -- 3. Public debt and the strategic interaction of monetary and fiscal policies -- 4. Public debt and the strategic interaction of monetary and fiscal policies -- 5. Asset demand and the monetary transmission mechanism : the case of Côte d'Ivoire -- 6. Tests of capital market integration between the CFA and France -- 7. Savings, investment and CFA membership : time-series evidence from a comparison Côte d'Ivoire with Kenya -- 8. CFA membership and the role of relative price stability in investment performance -- 9. Conclusion and suggestions for future policy
Summary This book applies contemporary macroeconomic theory and econometric modelling techniques in order to address policy issues relating to the CFA Franc Zone, a group of francophone African Countries sharing a common currency that is linked to the French Franc / Euro. Within this methodological framework, the author analyses the way in which the monetary institutions of the CFA influence macroeconomic development and policy formation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Monetary unions -- Africa, French-speaking
French franc area.
Monetary policy -- Africa, French-speaking
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Foreign Exchange.
French franc area
Monetary policy
Monetary unions
French-speaking Africa
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203996836
9780203996836
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9780415250986
9781134530922
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