This paper provides new empirical evidence about the relationship that may exist between real exchange rates and commodity prices in developing countries that are specialized in the export of a main primary commodity. It investigates how structural factors like the exchange rate regime, the...

This paper provides new empirical evidence about the relationship that may exist between real exchange rates and commodity prices in developing countries that are specialized in the export of a main primary commodity. It investigates how structural factors like the exchange rate regime, the...

Family businesses are an important part of the world economy (Anderson and Reeb, 2003) and show significant differences in their corporate governance compared to non-family firms. Although displaying evident unique features, family firms have received relatively little attention as distinct from...

[fre] Appréhender la conjoncture à l'aide de la méthode de Stock- Watson : une application à l'économie belge par Vincent Bodart et Bertrand Candelon . Au cours de différents travaux récents, Stock et Watson (1989, 1991, 1993) ont développé une méthodologie nouvelle de construction...

Au cours de différents travaux récents, Stock et Watson (1989, 1991, 1993) ont développé une méthodologie nouvelle de construction d'indicateurs de conjoncture. Bien que ces travaux constituent un apport considérable pour l'analyse des cycles économiques, ceux-ci ont curieusement fait...

This paper proposes a new measure of contagion, based on the frequency analysis of causality developed recently by Breitung and Candelon [Breitung, J., Candelon, B. 2006. Testing for short and long-run causality: a frequency domain approach, Journal of Econometrics, 12, 363-378.]. This approach...

While most of the literature on the determination of real exchange rates is focused on the role of standard macroeconomic variables, there exists how- ever a few papers that are more concerned by the impact of factors which are usually considered to play a key role in the process of economic...

Bien que la situation économique belge se soit quelque peu améliorée depuis notre analyse conjoncturelle d’il y a 3 mois, elle demeure fragile. La confiance des ménages et des entreprises reste faible, les créations d’emplois sont limitées et le chômage est toujours élevé. La...