Currency devaluation and international competitiveness : the case of the CFA zone of West and Central Africa / Dosse Toulaboe

Toulaboe, Dosse (2002) Currency devaluation and international competitiveness : the case of the CFA zone of West and Central Africa / Dosse Toulaboe. Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE), 9 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 0128-7494

Abstract

The lack of external competitiveness in the CFA zone resulting from an appreciation of the CFA franc and deterioration of the terms of trade, is believed to be one of the major causes of the poor performance of the zone in the 1980s and early 1990s. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of a nominal CFA devaluation on
the external competitiveness of the CFA zone. Based on pooled cross-section timeseries data regressions, the real effective exchange rate (a measure of external competitiveness) is found to be strongly related to productivity, terms of trade, trade policies and, most importantly, nominal CFA devaluation. The results indicate that a nominal devaluation of the CFA franc can help the zone regain (or maintain) its international competitiveness.

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Item Type: Article
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Toulaboe, Dosse
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > International economic relations > Competition. International competition
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > International finance
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Malaysian Entrepreneurship Development Centre (MEDEC)
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE)
ISSN: 0128-7494
Volume: 9
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 1-17
Keywords: CFA, Competitiveness, Devaluation, Africa
Date: 2002
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11429
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