This manuscript provides an introduction to statistics and probability method. It is structured around three themes developed in five chapters. The first part is an introduction to probability calculations in which we introduce the notions of elementary probability, probabilized spaces, random...

La littérature sur l'instabilité macroéconomique couvre un champ extrêmement vaste qui se révèle par le spectre très large de mesures utilisées pour appréhender ce phénomène. Le choix de la mesure de l'instabilité macroéconomique apparait généralement peu discuté sous le...

The methodology of cointegration filled the void that existed between economic theorists and econometricians in understanding the dynamics, equilibrium and reliability bias of macroeconomic and financial analysis, which is subject to revision non-stationary behavior. This article provides a...

This paper shows that a multiple regression with two highly correlated explanatory variables, both of them with a near zero correlation with the dependent variable may correspond to a spurious regression or to a homeostatic model, with estimates highly sensible to outliers. The regression method...

This article analyzes the profitability of the banks in six European countries between 1994 and 1997. We deal with the link between profitability and certain external and interns' determinants of European banking system. Following a methodology of panel analysis with a fixed individual effects...

We estimate a Cobb-Douglas function using Moroccan data, over the period 1976-1995 and considering two inputs, capital (GFCF) and labor (educational attainment of the workforce). The results show that physical capital and human capital have mostly a positive impact on economic growth. Moreover,...

Europe is the natural space for the integration of the Middle East and North Africa countries (MENA) and the Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEEC). By their small economic size, these countries revolve around the European pole with which they perform the bulk of their trade. The...

This study analyzes the spatial location of agricultural production of both irrigated and non-irrigated plants in Tunisia in 2012. At the micro-spatial level, the results show that the location movements of agricultural production of irrigated and non-irrigated plants confirm the existence of a...