Monetary Integration and the Poverty Reduction Debate in the CFA Zone
Jacob TCHE

Abstract
The overarching hypothesis in this paper is that monetary integration contributes to poverty reduction. I take a supportive view toward the argument that in the CFA zone, countries have performed better than their non CFA zone counterparts in terms of macroeconomic indicators, poverty eradication and income distribution. I therefore, attempt to offer a unique opportunity to investigate monetary integration and poverty reduction in the CFA zone.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jeds.v11n1a2