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Credit Policy Stress In The West African Economic And Monetary Union

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This paper examines credit policy stress in the West African Economic and Monetary Union and provides evidence that a regional credit policy would not suit all the countries that are members of this currency union. Some countries obtain a higher volume of domestic credit when policy is conducted at a domestic level than they would in the context of a single regional policy. Furthermore, there are differences in the country‐specific reaction function to changes in the economic environment. To show the inappropriateness of a regional credit policy within the West African Economic and Monetary Union area, we compute credit stress indicators both for the countries and for the region taken as a whole. The stress indicators represent the gap between the optimal policies conducted at country and regional levels. Our study covers the period from 1980 to 2007.

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  • Gilles DUFRÉNOT, 2009. "Credit Policy Stress In The West African Economic And Monetary Union," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 47(4), pages 410-435, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:deveco:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:410-435
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2009.00092.x
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