A priori on pourrait croire qu'il y a un consensus sur la relation entre l'ouverture commerciale et la productivite des firmes. Il n'empeche qu'il manque une evidence empirique concluante sur les effets de l'ouverture commerciale sur la productivite des firmes. Dans cette etude, nous evaluons...

The services sector plays a vital infrastructure role in national economies, employs more people than other sectors, and is the most dynamic sector of world trade. New negotiations under the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services, which began in January 2000, offer an important opportunity...

New Zealand’s special funding system allows state schools a greater level of independence in managing their property compared to most other countries. Schools receive a fixed budget as an entitlement from the three “pots” of the educational property funding structure. The government’s...