A currency reform index for Western and Central Africa

World Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-126

  Monga, Célestin ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFA FRANC ZONE; CURRENCY AREA; MONETARY INTEGRATION; MONETARY UNION; REGIONAL TRADE;

AFRICA, (CENTRAL); AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0031461514     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.00060     Document Type: Article

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