Anecdotal evidence shows that monetary expansion (excess liquidity) induces inflation in the West African Monetary Zone (Zone). Uncertainty about the nature of inflation persistence often undermines regional convergence due to the asymmetric responses from the monetary authorities. It is against...

This paper analyses performance of the transition economies in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in terms of their convergence in selected macroeconomic fundamentals. The analysis uses monthly data on industrial output, money aggregated (M1), consumer prices and produce prices...