Monetary union in West Africa: An agency for restraint for fiscal policies?

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 387-412

  Masson, Paul ^a   Pattillo, Catherine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFA FRANC ZONE; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; FISCAL POLICY; MONETARY UNION;

(WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0036765184     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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