Should the West African countries form a currency union?

This paper examines whether or not the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), comprising  fifteen countries, constitutes an Optimum Currency Area (OCA). The paper uses secondary data obtained from the International Financial Statistics Bulletin, covering the period 1986 to 2003. The Vec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: TO Akinbobola, AE Akinlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/1199