Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017)
La Revue Internationale des Économistes de Langue Française
June 2017Articles
14 articles-
Determinants of Stock Market Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
The objective of this study is to investigate the determinants of stock market development in Sub-Saharan Africa. For this purpose, nine stock markets in the region were studied and market capitalization as a percentage of GDP was used as an...
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Exchange Rate Regimes and Economic Performance in Africa: which Lessons to Be Drawn for WAEMU Countries?
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the influence of the exchange rate regime on macroeconomic performance in order to draw lessons for WAEMU countries where fixed exchange policy characterizes the monetary regime. For this, a panel data...
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Macroeconomic Aggregates and Investment Fluctuations: the Example of WAEMU Countries
Th is article provides an assessment of the impact of changes in macroeconomic aggregates on the investment of the WAEMU countries. Th e study is based on structural modeling of unobserved components likely to highlight the links between...
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Analysis if the Impact of Migration and Remittances on the Communities of Origin of Migrants in Mali: the Case of the Locality of Yélémané
Th is study seeks to examine the impact of migration and remittances on the communities of origin of migrants. Th is is based on a model of simultaneous equations inspired by the theory of the new economy of labor migration (NEMT), using data...
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Agricultural Productivity in the WAEMU Countries: Decomposition in Technical Efficiency and in Technological Change
Th is article analyzes the growth of the total productivity of factors of the agricultural sector in the WAEMU countries. DEA method was used to measure the indices of Malmquist (1953) of the total factor productivity with panel data for the...
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Inflation Targeting in Emerging Economies: the Assessment of the Polish Experience (1995-2015)
The aim of this paper is to assess the Polish monetary policy experience between 1995Q1 and 2014Q4 in the light of the three equation new Keynesian model estimated with Bayesian econometrics. Our results show that the National Bank of Poland...
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Eurozone Between Optimality, Viability and Perennity
The Euro area cannot certainly be considered as an optimum currency area but is this determinant to propose to bring it to an end and to come-back to national currencies ? Th e euro area showed that it could be considered as a viable monetary...
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Debate on the Economic and Monetary Integration in Europe: the Case of Portugal
Th e European economic and monetary integration of Portugal should be analyzed from a historical perspective, taking into account not only economic but also political aspects. Despite its colonial heritage, Portugal is a country of emigrants in...
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Réflexions sur l'hypertrophie de la politique monétaire conduite par la Banque Centrale Européenne
Réaction inquiétante d'un expert ayant assumé de lourdes responsabilités dans l'ordre monétaire international et européen1. D'autant que ce trouble est assez largement ressenti et, souvent, exprimé en termes beaucoup moins nuancés. Certains...
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Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Cycle Growth Volatility and Economic Growth: the Case of Lebanon
This paper analyses the evolution of the growth cycle and volatility in Lebanon during the period of 1970-2015. First, GDP growth observed over its potential level is determined by taking into account the break dates coinciding with conflict...
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Lecture d'ouvrage: Bismans F., La Grande Récession - Un autre regard sur des temps troublés (2007-2013), L'Harmattan, Paris 2016, 240 pp.
Ce livre ne devrait laisser personne indifférent même s'il suscitera des avis éventuellement contradictoires chez un même lecteur selon ses préoccupations du moment. Quant à l'appréciation générale que nous pouvons émettre, elle devra être...
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Motivations for Developing Renewable Energy and Solar Energy : Panel Cointegration Approach
The threats posed by global warming issues have prompted European governments to accelerate their energy transition and increase their electricity production from renewable energies (Renewable Energy). The deployment of renewables energy in...
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Le grand retour du politique dans la finance?
Depuis la crise de Lehman Brothers, plusieurs G7 et G20 avaient été consacrés, en partie ou en totalité, à re-réguler les circuits fi nanciers internationaux. Le constat était à la fois simple et terrifi ant: la contagion de la crise des...
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Les grandes restructurations industrielles recentes : mise en echec ou accomplissement de la concurrence?
En tout observateur attaché à la réalisation de l'idéal concurrentiel, les grandes restructurations industrielles, et notamment les fusions géantes, ne peuvent manquer de susciter un malaise. La logique fi nancière menace de s'y substituer à la...