Sources of inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 729-746

  Barnichon, Régis ^a   Peiris, Shanaka J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INFLATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 55749116370     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn002     Document Type: Article

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