We propose methods for testing hypothesis of non-causality at various horizons, as defined in Dufour and Renault (1998, Econometrica). We study in detail the case of VAR models and we propose linear methods based on running vector autoregressions at different horizons. While the hypotheses...

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) supply methods for systems development and integration where work interoperable services. A SOA suppose application functionality distribution in distinct units called services that communicate with each other. This ser

This study presents some of the results of the transport satellite accounts (TSA) published recently (Planning Paper 106) in order to provide a first estimation of expenditure and revenue of the public administrations linked to transport in 1995 and 2000. From this information, the possibility...

Due to their early release, Business Tendency Surveys (BTS) are widely used in short term forecasting. Their questions are mainly qualitative; answers are most often used to calculate balances of opinions, which are defined as the difference between the proportions of positive answers with...

A large majority of summary indicators derived from the individual responses to qualitative Business Tendency Survey questions (which are mostly three-modality questions) result from standard aggregation and quantification methods. This is typically the case for the indicators called balances of...

Cet article dresse un portrait de l'accessibilité des données des administrations publiques en portant une attention particulière aux données fiscales, ainsi qu'aux données des deux plus grands postes de dépenses du gouvernement du Québec, soit la santé et l'éducation. Nous ne sommes...

En formalisant une dynamique à effets de seuil, les modèles à équilibres multiples enrichissent le paradigme de la croissance endogène; l’objectif de cet article est de montrer qu’ils renforcent également la responsabilité de la politique économique. En effet, dès lors que les...

This document presents an overview of econometric tools recently developed for empirical ex post policy evaluation. The emphasis is laid on selection problems (how to disentangle the real effect of a policy from the personal features of the affected people), and on the practical issues of a...