01823cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003244 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451860092 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Wane, Abdoul. Growth and Convergence in WAEMU Countries / Abdoul Wane. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper investigates convergence and dynamic effects of human and physical capital on growth, in WAEMU countries. Using recently developed models for panel data and a growth accounting model, the study finds that growth is largely explained by changes in literacy rates and factor accumulation, but not by growth of total factor productivity (TFP). Nevertheless, the panel estimation identifies aid, government spending, credit to the private sector, and openness as positive determinants of TFP growth, and government deficits as a negative determinant. The study also finds that per capita income in lower-income WAEMU countries converge to per capita income in higher-income ones when economic policies are similar. These results suggest opportunities for policymakers to enhance growth and convergence. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/198 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/198/001.2004.issue-198-en.xml IMF e-Library