. Thus, this paper investigates the convergence hypothesis in health outcomes in 40 African countries using data from the …-varying factor model to test the convergence hypothesis on infant mortality rate, under-fve mortality, and life expectancy at birth … memberships. Results The fndings showed the absence of overall convergence for the three variables of interest. However, we …

This study estimates the rate and distance to convergence of WAMZ Member States and provides a comparative analysis of … nominal and real convergence to evaluate WAMZ's preparedness for monetary integration. We employ monthly data on the consumer … price index and nominal exchange rate from January 2003 to December 2022 to assess nominal convergence, while annual real …