I discuss econometric issues of high relevance to economists in central banks whose job is to interpret the permanency of shocks and provide policy advice to policymakers. Trend, unit root, and persistence are difficult to interpret. There are numerous econometric tests, which vary in their...

The aim of this paper is to examine the link between land access (property rights) and gender (female and male) poverty in rural areas in Côte d’Ivoire, which economy is mainly based on agriculture products. The study particularly distinguishes households which head of family is a woman from...

Le but de ce papier est d’examiner la relation entre l’accès à la terre (droits de propriété) et la pauvreté rurale en Côte d’Ivoire, un pays dont l’économie repose essentiellement sur l’agriculture. On distingue particulièrement les ménages dont le chef est une femme de ceux...

This paper reviews the literature dealing with the effects of FDI on Growth. Numerous empirical studies have been conducted to investigate whether growth is influenced by FDI. The overall evidence is best characterized as mixed as the results are regarding to the importance of labor costs,...

Trade liberalization is expected to increase imports but also exports via reduced input costs and increased domestic competition. This paper investigates whether this is the case for Australian manufactured goods. We begin by briefly describing the trends in the effective rate of protection,...

In the current competitive climate, knowledge management has moved from a utopian state of affairs to a reality. It allows for the recognition that competitiveness is based on the experience as well as motivation of employees. In this context there is a need to identify and construct tools and...