The objective of our work is to show the importance of a healthy institutional framework in the finance-growth relation. In this context, we start by presenting, a theoretical lighting on this subject while trying to define the concept of the governorship and to determine its various...

This article studies the sources of growth in DRC (Belgium Congo) from 1920 and 1956, along the works of Bernardin Akitody and Matthias Cinyabuguma (2004) dedicated to the post-independence period. It assesses the relative importance of total factor productivity (TFP) and factors accumulation,...

The purpose of this research is to assess the effect of remittances on growth in Cameroon and Senegal, main beneficiaries respectively in CEMAC and UEMOA regions respectively. The role played by institutions in the mecanism is highlighted through property right protection. Results indicates that...

The purpose of this research is to assess the effect of remittances on growth in Cameroon and Senegal, main beneficiaries respectively in CEMAC and UEMOA regions. The role played by institutions in the mecanism is highlighted through property right protection. Results indicates that a 1%...

Cette étude présente les résultats d’un nouveau modèle de prévision de la croissance économique des pays de l’OCDE et des principaux pays hors OCDE sur un horizon de 50 ans, ainsi que des déséquilibres globaux. Un scénario de référence tablant sur des réformes structurelles...

This paper aims at measuring the productivity gap between firms located in six European countries over the period 1996-2007 and to provide some explanations of the observed differences. Our approach is original for two reasons. Firstly the value added and the productivity are valued from the...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the link between currency misalignments and economic growth. Relying on panel cointegration techniques, we calculate real exchange rate (RER) misalignments as deviations of actual RERs from their equilibrium values for a set of advanced and emerging...

Afin de comprendre les effets des IDE sur la pauvreté nous construisons un modèle en équations simultanée appliqué à des données de panel d’Afrique Subsaharienne. Ce modèle comprend trois équations : une pour la croissance économique, une pour les inégalités et une pour le taux de...

Since 2000, productivity growth in Canada and the United States have followed markedly different paths. In the second article, Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards finds that the remarkable productivity growth experienced in the United States in the past two years is...