Monetary Union in West Africa : An Agency of Restraint for Fiscal Policies? /

Could a West African monetary union (either of the non-CFA countries, or all ECOWAS members) be an effective "agency of restraint" on fiscal policies? We discuss how monetary union could affect fiscal discipline and the arguments for explicit fiscal restraints considered in the European Mo...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Pattillo, Catherine
Övriga upphovsmän: Masson, Paul
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/034
Länkar:Full text available on IMF