In a fixed exchange-rate regime, monetary policy is not devoted to internal equilibrium, such that the Taylor principle is no more the condition to insure the determinacy of the dynamic. Monetary policy is in charge of stabilizing the fixed-exchange rate regime in the long run, i.e. to avoid an...

In this paper, we aim to test the empirical validity of the QTM relationship for the Turkish economy. Using some contemporaneous time series estimation techniques, our estimation results reveal that stationarity characteristics of the velocities of currency in circulation and the broad money...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has faced persistent current account deficits despite a period of economic growth fueled by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This paper uses an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and the Balance of Payments (BOP) framework to explore the dynamics...

This paper shows the relevance of physical infrastructure and financial development for developing countries attractiveness to private capital (Foreign Direct Investments -FDI- and portfolio investments). Contrary to other studies, this analysis is based on “push-pull factors” and the...

This article uses the push-pull factors approach to analyze the determinants of private capital flows (foreign direct investments, portfolio investments, and debt) in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) over the period 1970-2003. The results show that (i) infrastructure, trade...

The main objective of this study is to examine the link between terms of trade and trade balance on the one hand, and terms of trade and economic performance on the other. To answer this question, this paper estimates a VAR model and applies the Granger (1969) causality test to examine these...

Les entrées de capitaux liées aux investissements de portefeuille des non-résidents en titres de la zone euro ont contribué pour près de la moitié à l’accélération de l’agrégat M3 entre septembre 2006 et septembre 2007.

L’article propose un examen de différents scénarios d’ajustement du déficit courant américain et une mesure des coûts associés pour les économies des États-Unis et de leurs partenaires.

La balance des transactions courantes de la balance des paiements luxembourgeoise est confrontée à une forte modification de ses composantes: déficit persistant de la balance des biens, dégradation du solde des revenus d'investissement, évolution inquiétante des transferts courants,......