This paper aims at analyzing the possible influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in the particular case of Middle East and North African countries (MENA). During the last years, the relation between FDI and growth in LDCs has been discussed extensively in the economic...

In this paper, we aim at assessing Markov-switching and threshold models in their ability to identify turning points of economic cycles. By using vintage data that are updated on a monthly basis, we compare their ability to detect ex-post the occurrence of turning points of the classical...

This chapter assesses the extent to which economic activity and the carbon price are linked. Carbon price drivers can be mainly related to energy and institutional variables. However, the influence of the macroeconomic environment shall not be undermined. Various approaches exist in the...

La théorie de la concurrence monopolistique, qui fut développée au cours des années 20 et 30 par Sraffa, Robinson et Chamberlin, permit aux économistes de s'intéresser plus particulièrement aux théories de la firme et de remettre en cause les raisonnements en termes de marché et...

Le développement des territoires est un processus multidimensionnel qui met en jeu la confrontation de préférences individuelles ou collectives quant à l'allocation des ressources territoriales (sols, espaces naturels, ressources naturelles) à des usages alternatifs. Nous analysons les...

Monographie réalisée par Denis Guigo, doctorant, pour le groupe "Technologies nouvelles en Argentine", GLYSI-CNRS (Groupe Lyonnais de sociologie industrielle).