Introduction / David Fielding
PART I. CONVERGENCE IN THE FRANC ZONE AND OPTIMUM CURRENCY AREA THEORY
Analysis of the convergence process in the UEMOA Zone / Lambert N'Galadjo Bamba
The characteristics of macroeconomic shocks in the Franc Zone / David Fielding ... [et al.]
Variance decomposition of macroeconomic shocks in the Franc Zone and other sub-Saharan African countries / Simeon Coleman
PART II. THE POSTIVE AND NORMATIVE ANALYSIS OF MONETARY AND EXCHANGE RATE POLICY
Monetary policy in the Franc Zone: country-level credit policy ; Estimating an interest rate reaction function for the BCEAO / Anja Shortland, David Stasavage
PART III. THE FRANC ZONE AND POVERTY
Poverty and growth in the WAEMU after the 1994 devaluation / Jean-Paul Azam
Economic growth, income distribution and poverty: time-series and cross-country evidence from the Franc Zone countries of sub-Saharan Africa / Michael Bleaney, Akira Nishiyama
How does monetary policy affect the poor? Evidence from the West African Economic and Monetary Union / David Fielding.
Macroeconomic policy in the Franc zone. ISBN 9781403949523. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.