Currency unions in Africa: Is the trade effect substantial enough to justify their formation?

World Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 533-547

  Masson, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TERMS OF TRADE;

AFRICA;

EID: 41849093013     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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