This paper represents shortly the contribution of the Professor Lucas in modern macroeconomics, notably famous criticism of the Keynesian models. Contribution which was worth him the Nobel prize of economy 1995.

This manuscript revisits some key concepts of traditional macroeconomics. In the first step, it proposes a discussion on the equilibrium conditions on the market of goods and services and on the market of money. And in the second step, a discussion is conducted on the general equilibrium the...

Compte rendu d’une conférence internationale, organisée en avril 2006 par la Banque de France et la Banque du Canada, visant à comparer les quantifications et diagnostics concernant les écarts de croissance de la productivité et du PIB potentiel des pays industrialisés.

We propose methods for testing hypothesis of non-causality at various horizons, as defined in Dufour and Renault (1998, Econometrica). We study in detail the case of VAR models and we propose linear methods based on running vector autoregressions at different horizons. While the hypotheses...

The shadow economy exists in all countries (developed and developing). This sector, which in many countries escapes any measure, causes distortions in the formal economy. It is to reduce its effect on the economy that this study was initiated to identify its determinants and its size. For the...

This research highlights through a panel data approach the determinants of economic growth over the last decade in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). These factors or determinants are essential to enable CEMAC’s countries to reach the level of economic emergence. To...

Based on the social accounting matrix of the Tunisian economy, this study provides an analytical framework for analyzing the impact of sectoral economic policies on job creation. The aim is to identify some strategic axes for public policies. The analytical framework is built on a Walrassian...

La sous-évaluation du yuan fait partie du consensus des économistes et des décideurs de politique. La demande pressante des pays occidentaux pour une réévaluation nominale brutale du yuan ne prend pas en compte l’intérêt des entreprises (occidentales et chinoises) et des salariés...

In this article, we use recently developed oanel causality and cointegration techniques to examine the long-run relationship between inflation and economic growth of the 8 WAEMU countries. A panel of 256 observations was therefore constituted from the IMF (WDI) and BCEAO database. Our results...

In this article, we use recently developed panel causality and cointegration techniques to examine the long-run relationship between inflation and economic growth of the 8 WAEMU countries. A panel of 256 observations was therefore constituted from the IMF (WDI) and BCEAO database. Our results...