Business cycle synchronicity, which is the key requirement for sharing a common currency, is not particularly strong within the prospective African monetary unions. However, this parameter is not irrevocably fixed and may be endogeneous vis-agrave;-vis the integration process. For example, trade...

Are there still significant common macroeconomic fluctuations between Nigeria and its industrial trade partners, even with the increased growth performance and resilience of emerging market and developing economies to developments originating from advanced economies in recent years? This paper...

This publication brings together two reference works by Angus Maddison: The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective, first published in 2001 and The World Economy: Historical Statistics, published in 2003. This new edition contains Statlinks, a service providing access to the underlying data in...