The business cycles synchronization in three monetary unions: EMU, WAEMU and CAEMC

Kotliński Kamil and Markowski Łukasz and Asiamah Michael: The business cycles synchronization in three monetary unions: EMU, WAEMU and CAEMC.

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Abstract

International monetary cooperation is, according to theory, seen as the final stage of economic integration. The example of non-European unions shows that it is possible to function within a monetary union and derive benefits from it without first creating a common market or customs union. The aim of this paper is to assess the degree of synchronization of business cycles in three monetary unions: EMU, WAEMU and CAEMC. The study used annual time series illustrating the dynamics of real GDP, which were subjected to the decomposition procedure (Hodrick–Prescott filter). Cycle convergence was examined using spectral analysis. As a result of the conducted research, it can be concluded that the cycles of the EMU countries are more synchronized than the cycles of the WAEMU and CAEMC countries. Cooperation in monetary terms is not enough to achieve a relatively high level of cycle synchronization.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Heading title: Global business and economic synergies
Journal or Publication Title: Conference in cooperation with the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies
Date: 2025
ISBN: 978-963-688-040-8
Page Range: pp. 97-113
Language: English
Publisher: University of Szeged, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Doctoral School in Economics
Place of Publication: Szeged
Event Title: Globalisation, integration, cooperation - what is at stake in the current turbulent times?
Event Type: Conference
Event Location: Szeged
Event Dates: 2024. március 22-23.
Related URLs: https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/87164/
DOI: 10.14232/gtk.nfdsib.2025.6
Uncontrolled Keywords: Pénzügyi politika, Gazdaságpolitika
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: p. 111-113. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 05. Social sciences
05. Social sciences > 05.02. Economics and business
05. Social sciences > 05.06. Political science
Date Deposited: 2025. May. 06. 08:52
Last Modified: 2025. May. 06. 09:05
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/87237

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