Fiscal Discipline in WAEMU : Rules, Institutions, and Markets /
This paper gauges the scope for market discipline and the effectiveness of the regional surveillance framework in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The paper finds that the responsiveness of sovereign bond rates to governments' fiscal behavior in the regional financial marke...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2013.
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| Colección: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2013/216 |
| Acceso en línea: | Full text available on IMF |
| Sumario: | This paper gauges the scope for market discipline and the effectiveness of the regional surveillance framework in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The paper finds that the responsiveness of sovereign bond rates to governments' fiscal behavior in the regional financial market remains limited. In addition, the paper examines the effectiveness of fiscal rules and institutions in an environment where financial markets fall short of exerting a significant disciplining effect on governments. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (29 pages) |
| Formato: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Acceso: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |