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The Characteristics of Macroeconomic Shocks in the CFA Franc Zone

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David Fielding
Kevin Lee
Kalvinder Shields

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In this paper we fit a vector error correction model (VECM) in output and prices to data from 10 countries of the CFA Franc Zone. This model allows for various cross-country interactions in both the short run and the long run. The VECM parameters are used to estimate persistence profiles of different kinds, in order to identify the degree of homogeneity in the way in which the countries respond to macroeconomic shocks. In this way we can shed light on questions about the likely size of the costs incurred from these countries' membership of a monetary union. Copyright 2004, Oxford University Press.

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Article provided by Oxford University Press in its journal Journal of African Economies.

Volume (Year): 13 (2004)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 488-517
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  1. Fabrizio Carmignani, 2009. "Endogenous optimal currency areas: The case of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community," Discussion Papers Series 390, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia. [Downloadable!]
  2. Márcio Valério Ronci & Misa Takebe & Nisreen Farhan & Amar Shanghavi & Jian-Ye Wang, 2008. "The Choice of Monetary and Exchange Rate Arrangements for a Small, Open, Low-Income Economy: The Case of Sao Tome and Principe," IMF Working Papers 08/118, International Monetary Fund. [Downloadable!]
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