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Title: | Foreign exchange market efficiency tests in sub-Saharan Africa |
Authors: | Aron, Janine Ayogu, Melvin |
Year: | 1997 |
Periodical: | Journal of African Economies |
Pages: | 150-192 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Subsaharan Africa |
Subjects: | monetary policy exchange rates |
Abstract: | There is an apparent need to assess appropriate tests for efficiency for the growing range of liberalized and liberalizing foreign exchange markets in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper first briefly surveys the empirical methodology for testing market efficiency in the foreign exchange market, with an emphasis on integrating the new cointegration methodology. It proceeds by highlighting the significant data difficulties in empirical work, given controls and frequent structural breaks, for the use of these techniques in Africa. The way in which some of these techniques can be applied is illustrated on the basis of a sample of five sub-Saharan African countries - Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. In the final section the author presents some policy implications of his findings. Bibliogr., notes, sum. |