Financial and monetary autonomy and interdependence between South Africa and the other SACU countries

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-211

  Aziakpono, Meshach Jesse ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Financial integration; Monetary interdependence; SACU

Indexed keywords

BANKING; COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INTEREST RATE; MODELING; MONETARY UNION; TESTING METHOD;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 48249157603     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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