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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2003
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
HWWA Discussion Paper No. 224
Verlag: 
Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA), Hamburg
Zusammenfassung: 
The paper explores the interaction between the proposed monetary union for ECOWAS and structural reforms of fiscal policy. The effects depend to a large extent on the degree of similarity of member countries. In a monetary union of similar countries, member states run a more distortive fiscal policy, while their structural reform efforts will fall. This is also the case for countries that unilaterally peg to an anchor currency or introduce a foreign currency. In an monetary union with dissimilar countries the reverse can happen for those member states that are confronted with high distortion countries. This result implies that current WAEMU members will run a less distortive fiscal policy after the inclusion of other members of ECOWAS.
Schlagwörter: 
West Africa
monetary union
fiscal policy
structural reforms
JEL: 
F33
E61
E63
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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