Building integrated economies in West Africa lessons in managing growth, inclusiveness, and volatility - Kireyev, Alexei; International Monetary Fund. (Washington, DC International Monetary Fund, 2016)
Introduction : lessons from the WAEMU : findings and recommendations / Alexei Kireyev -- Institutional arrangements and regional integration / Alexei Kireyev -- Macroeconomic setting and current challenges / Monique Newiak and Christian Josz -- Macroeconomic policy coordination / Alexei Kireyev -- Quest for higher growth / Douglas Shapiro and Aleksandra Zdzienicka -- Shocks to growth / Aleksandra Zdzienicka and Christina Kolerus -- Structural transformation and diversification / John Hooley and Monique Newiak -- Growth inclusiveness and equality / Alexei Kireyev, Stefan Klos, Christina Kolerus, and Monique Newiak -- Financing growth / Mame Astou Diouf and François Boutin-Dufresne -- Fiscal rules and institutions / Olivier Basdevant and Aleksondra Zdzienicka -- Fiscal discipline : rules and markets / Ermal Hitaj -- Public investment and fiscal rules / Sébastien Dessus, Jose L. Diaz-Sanchez, and Aristomene Varoudakis -- Fiscal space and investment scaling up / Christine Dieterich, Karim Barhoumi, Qiang Cui; Sergio Sola, and Alexander Raabe -- Tax coordination and tax competition / Mario Mansour and Grégoire Rota-Graziosi -- Regional sovereign debt market / WAMU Securities Agency -- Monetary policy in a currency union / Alexei Kireyev -- Country effects of a single monetary policy / Alexei Kireyev -- Liquidity injections and risks / John Hooley -- Monetary policy and inflation / Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) -- Financial system structure / Patrick Imam and Christina Kolerus -- Financial development : level, depth, and access / Calixte Ahokpossi, Patrick Imam, Kareem Ismail, Sudipto Karmakar, Christina Kolerus, and Mesmin Koulet-Vickot -- Financial inclusion / Monique Newiak and Rachid Awad -- Financial sector stability / Patrick Imam and Christina Kolerus -- Mobile banking / Rachid Awad and Monique Newiak -- Regional trade network / Alexei Kireyev -- Macroeconomic implications of tariff changes / William Gbohoui, Karim Barhoumi, Qiang Cui, and Monique Newiak -- Foreign investment in government debt / Patrick Imam -- Integration and poverty reduction / Samuel Guerineau.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Monetary unions -- Africa, West; Monetary policy -- Africa, West; Economic development -- Africa, West; Competition -- Africa, West; Africa, West -- Economic conditions