Measuring an intermediation rate is a good way of capturing the importance of the role of financial intermediaries in a given economy and their position in the face of the growth in market financing. Results show a quite sizeable decline in the financial intermediation rate in France over the...

Cet article propose d'analyser les conséquences de la mise en place de Solvency 2 sur le comportement de placement des compagnies d'assurance et, ce faisant, sur le financement de l'économie. Notre analyse revient sur l'opposition potentielle entre l'objectif de stabilité et celui...

Measuring an intermediation rate is a good way of capturing the importance of the role of financial intermediaries in a given economy and their position in the face of the growth in market financing. Results show a quite sizeable decline in the financial intermediation rate in France over the...

Les entrées de capitaux liées aux investissements de portefeuille des non-résidents en titres de la zone euro ont contribué pour près de la moitié à l’accélération de l’agrégat M3 entre septembre 2006 et septembre 2007.

The main topic of this paper is about the overall functionnning of the french futures bonds market. Three mains questions are asked: (1) Is the futures market inefficient? (2) Is there any free lunch between the future market and the spot market? (3) Does one of these markets play a leader role?...

The strengthening of regulatory requirements, along with evolution in banking regulations, can have a negative impact on the external bank financing of emerging countries heavily dependent on this type of financing. Indeed, several studies have aroused fears about the potential effects of...