Should African Monetary Unions Be Expanded? : An Empirical Investigation of the Scope for Monetary Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa /

This paper develops a full-fledged cost-benefit analysis of monetary integration, and applies it to the currency unions actively pursued in Africa. The benefits of monetary union come from a more credible monetary policy, while the costs derive from real shock asymmetries and fiscal disparities. The...

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Main Author: Debrun, Xavier
Other Authors: Masson, Paul, Pattillo, Catherine
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/157
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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