This paper seeks to elucidate the debate over currency union in Africa. The paper examines whether empirical … comovements of prices and outputs, I argue that the emergence of large-scale currency blocs in Africa will follow a gradual path … which emerges seems to suggest three blocs: one in West Africa, a second around South Africa, and a third in Central Africa …

This paper discusses the implications for tax systems of globalization of capital markets and of economies. It shows … the extent to which particular taxes are affected by the globalization process. It speculates on future developments in …

suggest that informal economy in Sub-Saharan Africa remains among the largest in the world, although this share has been very … Mauritius, South Africa and Namibia to a high of 50 to 65 percent in Benin, Tanzania and Nigeria …

economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa during 1991-2011, except perhaps in South Africa …

Africa and its major Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The results of the instrumental variable and panel fixed …-effects estimation show that RTI promotes economic growth in Africa. However, it fosters income divergence, reflecting the distribution …