Planning as part of public sector decision-making situations is an activity of critical importance, with direct relevance for urban planners. The ramifications of such decisions generally have significant effect on peoples’ lives. The current paper deals with the comparison between territorial...

We study the deterministic optimization problem of a profit-maximizing firm which plans its sales/production schedule. The Firm knows the revenue associated to a given level of sales, as well as its production and storage costs. The revenue and the production cost are assumed to be,...

La plupart des travaux récents sur la diffusion internationale des institutions se sont intéressés à la manière dont les pratiques se diffusaient globalement et à la façon d'éviter l'affrontement avec les institutions locales en place, en adaptant ces pratiques. Ce faisant, aucun de ces...

We present the framework of a macro-micro simulation model for the study of the impact of economic policies on income distribution and monetary poverty in Madagascar. Modelling options and choices are discussed for the micro-economic module and for the macro-micro linkages. Econometric...

Considered an “A-student” by the Bretton Woods Institutions, Mali benefitsfiom debt relief: Growth resumed afier the 1994 devaluation, but poverty did not decrease significantly. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper gives priority to investment in education and health. In countries like...