Dans cet article nous proposons d'analyser le rôle et l'importance de la langue française sur les flux commerciaux de biens par rapport aux autres types de proximité (géographique, historique, etc.) et de chiffrer son poids économique pour les pays de l'espace francophone (EF), en termes de...

This paper provides an empirical evidence of the impact of foreign trade on the sectorial productivity for the Tunisian manufacturer sector. The objective is to show that the insufficiency of the traditional theory in the explanation of the impact of the international trade on the labour market...

The CEMAC’s countries are characterized by a weak diversification of their products and exports. Their economic performances are thus dependent of the activities of vulnerable sectors, and in general of the production of one or some raw materials. In fact, in spite of the growth of the weight...

This paper assesses, using a panel data model, the determinants of Morocco’s exports. Estimates are conducted for 9 different categories of products. The model takes into account observed and non-observed individual heterogeneity. The results show that for most of the groups of exported...

Ce papier examine les grandes caractéristiques, tendances et évolutions dans les principales relations par le truchement desquelles les répercussions de la croissance de la Chine atteignent la Guinée. Il recommande que des données probabantes soient reunies pour susciter le dialogue sur les...

We estimate the degree of trade integration among Brazilian states and calculate the magnitude of the Brazilian states' engagement in international trade in the years 1991, 1997, 1998 and 1999 using the methodology of border effects. We show that the Brazilian market is rather highly fragmented...