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  N°116  
Issue 4 2008  
FOREIGN AID INFLOWS
AND THE REAL EXCHANGE RATE IN THE CFA FRANC ZONE
 
Bazoumana Ouattara
Eric Strobl
 
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between foreign aid inflows and the real exchange rate in the countries of the CFA Franc zone. Using panel data analysis we find that foreign aid inflows are associated with the appreciation of the real exchange rate in the CFA countries between 1980 and 2000. However, our results also suggest that the potential "Dutch Disease" effects associated with these inflows could be offset if appropriate policies are implemented. Abstract

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Aid; Panel Data; Real Exchange Rates. Keywords
C23;E31; F35 JEL classification
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