Regional integration in West Africa : is there a role for a single currency? /

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"Leaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had set a goal of achieving a monetary and currency union by late 2020. The COVID pandemic and the lack of macroeconomic convergence among member countries precipitated a postponement of this goal. As this book sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Prasad, Eswar (Author), Songwe, Vera (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Monetary policy > Africa, West.
Politique monétaire > Afrique occidentale.
Monetary policy
West Africa
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Information
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Basic Analytical Considerations
  • Integration through Trade
  • Macroeconomic and Structural Convergence
  • Exchange Rate and Monetary Policy Regimes
  • Illustrative Monetary Policy Rules
  • Institutional Framework, Policy Coordination
  • The Path Forward
  • Appendix A: Comparing and Contrasting Asia's and Europe's Approaches to Economic Integration
  • Appendix B: Macroeconomic Convergence Criteria for Existing Monetary/Currency Unions
  • Appendix C: General Equilibrium Analysis of Alternative Exchange Rate and Monetary Policy Regimes
  • Appendix D: Details on Construction of Data for Analytical Exercises
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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