African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Exchange rate dynamics and monetary unions in Africa: A fractional integration and cointegration analysis

Borja Balparda
  • Borja Balparda
  • University of Navarra, Faculty of Economics, Pamplona, Spain.
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Guglielmo Maria Caporale
  • Guglielmo Maria Caporale
  • Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University, London, UB8 3PH, UK.
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Luis A. Gil-Alana
  • Luis A. Gil-Alana
  • University of Navarra, Faculty of Economics, Pamplona, Spain.
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  •  Received: 28 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 September 2015
  •  Published: 28 November 2015

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