Open AccessThe CFA Franc Devaluation and Output Growth in the Franc Zone
Author(s) -
Fouopi Djiogap Constant
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of financial research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4031
pISSN - 1923-4023
DOI - 10.5430/ijfr.v3n1p40
Subject(s) - devaluation , economics , latin americans , monetary economics , exchange rate , political science , law
The objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between the devaluation of the CFA franc and output growth in the Franc Zone (note1). Hinging on the works carried out in Latin America and Asia, the article employs a pool data model to verify, if the January 12th, 1994 CFA franc devaluation had an impact on the output growth in these countries. Our results show that this devaluation had no impact on output growth. This can be explained by the fact that the real adjustment which should have preceded it failed