Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of monetary policy on economic activity using a plethora of hitherto unemployed financial dynamics in inflation-chaotic African countries for the period of 1987-2010.Although in developed economies, changes in monetary policy affect...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce previously missing financial components (efficiency, activity and size) in the assessment of the finance-investment nexus. Design/methodology/approach – Vector autoregressive models in the perspectives of Vector Error Correction Model and...

Purpose – Assessment of African financial development dynamic convergences in money, credit, efficiency and size. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical evidence is premised on 11 homogenous panels based on regions (Sub-Saharan and North Africa),...