We revisit the debt overhang question. We first use non-parametric techniques to isolate a panel of countries on the downward sloping section of a debt Laffer curve. In particular, overhang countries are ones where a threshold level of debt is reached in sample, beyond which (initial) debt ends...

The aim of this study is to assess the exchange rate risk associated with the Tunisian public debt portfolio through Value-at-Risk (VaR) methodology. We use daily spot exchange rates of the Tunisian dinar against the three main debt currencies, the dollar, the euro and the yen. Our period of...

Ce chapitre vise à présenter l’initiative PPTE originale et renforcée (ainsi que les initiatives annexes qui se sont greffées dessus), de manière à analyser la manière dont les modalités retenues induisent aujourd’hui l’élaboration des programmes de réduction de la pauvreté et...

The originality of this paper is to provide the first analysis of the money multiplier in CEMAC zone. The money and its evolution is connected to the macroeconomic, monetary and financial situation. We have found that the money supply and the monetary base are linked in the long run in all the...

This article analyzes the factors explaining the volatility of cryptocurrency prices and the regulatory pathways aimed at the stability of these prices. Considering cryptocurrency as a social innovation and a total social fact, the social economy approach distinguishes two essential components...

L'objectif de ce papier est de démontrer les relations complémentaires entre les banques officielles (les banques) et les institutions de microfinance (les microbanques) dans un modèle flux-stock initialement proposé par Godley et Lavoie. Nous montrons que les banques officielles accommodent...

A partir de un modelo de cointegración se intenta establecer una relación de causalidad entre la tasa de referencia (subasta de expansión), la tasa interbancaria y la tasa de interés de los CDT´s a 90 días (con frecuencia diaria). La estimación se realiza a través de modelos GARCH y sus...

La série longue des sondages Eurobaromètres de la Commission européenne montre que l’opinion publique a une bonne image de l’Union monétaire et de l’euro. Cette image n’est ternie que par la perception, erronée mais largement répandue, que le passage à l’euro a eu un effet...

This paper analyses Cape Verde's exchange rate policy and investigates whether viable alternatives exist. Cape Verde currently operates a fixed exchange rate regime which, since 1999, links the national currency to the euro. The fixed exchange rate has many benefits, but authorities have to...