In this article, a non-linear approach is used to examine the effects of developing financial structures on the economic growth of West African states. To do this, we use the MMG-system to estimate quadratic models such as those proposed by Gambarta et al. (2014) for dynamic panels. Over the...

This paper aims to characterize the behavior of economic agents on Sub-Saharan Africa’s credit market in order to understand the financial exclusion of poor households. Through its theoretical approach, it gives a description of the functioning of the credit market. By considering the social...

This paper addresses the macroeconomic impact of international financial integration. I first provide empirical evidence that foreign banking penetration can be associated with a contraction of banking credit, especially in countries with poor credit markets. Second I present a model in which...

Our study aims at measuring banking system efficiency for France and WAMU, by isolating environmental specificities to each region. Our results show that the two banking systems have quite close efficiency scores about 80%. As their french counterparts, WAMU banks are efficient; however this...

This paper aims at reviewing selected literature on (1) structural financial changes observed in a large sample of transition economies in the Central and/or Oriental Europe during the last two decades, (2) efficiency of this financial liberalization in relative terms (in macroeconomic sense),...

French Abstract: Les entreprises camerounaises ont-elles plus que par le passé accès au crédit en fonction de leur performance? A partir des données des entreprises manufacturières camerounaises, l'article compare les résultats issus de deux sous échantillons, avant les réformes et la...

French Abstract: Dérivé du terme crowdsourcing, le crowdfunding (ou financement participatif) est une méthode de levée de fonds, principalement sur Internet, qui s'appuie sur les réseaux sociaux et les plates-formes communautaires. Face aux contraintes réglementaires restreignant son...

This paper aims at questioning the link between local finances and the economic dynamism of cities. This issue is based on the frequently stressed cases (by the media) of uncontrolled expenses of cities, increased level of local taxes and negative effects on local economics. Therefore, as a...

Considering that the French metropolitan area makers decided not to respect the 1999’s law and its spirit, this paper intends to highlight the reasons why the French State accepted this situation so easily. First, the degrees of freedom taken by local elected actors are stressed thanks to two...

This paper intends to question the current development of metropolitan areas in France, and its induced effects. Contrary to the expected benefits (lower costs for the production of public services, scale economies), metropolitan, areas in France has entailed an increase in local taxes and tax...