This paper studies the cyclical fluctuations of the Middle East and North Africa countries in interaction with world conjuncture. The purpose is to evaluate in which measure the volatility and the symmetry of these countries had been modified quite particularly after their external integration....

Les cycles économiques des pays d’Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient (MENA) sont-ils similaires ou non et quels sont les facteurs qui les con-ditionnent ? Notre méthode consiste à estimer plusieurs spécifications d’un modèle à facteurs dynamiques. Elle permet d'évaluer les poids...

This paper studies the cyclical fluctuations of the Middle East and North Africa countries in interaction with world conjuncture. The purpose is to evaluate in which measure the volatility and the symmetry of these countries had been modified quite particularly after their external integration....