Achieving fiscal convergence between countries of a monetary union helps in the design and implementation of policies to strengthen macroeconomic convergence, which mitigates the contagion effects of macroeconomic instability and ensures the long-term viability of the proposed union. This paper...

Achieving fiscal convergence between countries of a monetary union helps in the design and implementation of policies to strengthen macroeconomic convergence, which mitigates the contagion effects of macroeconomic instability and ensures the long-term viability of the proposed union. This paper...

This contribution is highlighted the quite striking paradox between the dominant discourse over the last twenty years or so, calling on the State to reduce its role, and the stability or even inertia of the major macroeconomic aggregates (public spending to GDP, tax burden), the permanent budget...

The Atkinson Report examined measurement of public services' output and productivity. Traditionally, only inputs to the government sector were reflected in the National Accounts. This treatment imposed zero productivity growth for the government sector. From the late 1990s, the United Kingdom...

The level of government debt in Canada relative to gross domestic product has risen steadily since the mid-1970s. Canada has not been alone in experiencing rising government indebtedness, but in comparison to other countries, Canada's debt load is now distinctly on the high side. The author...

French Abstract: A l'heure où l'encadrement juridique des contrats de partenariats public-privé va connaître des évolutions majeures dans le cadre des transpositions des directives européennes marchés et concessions, cette contribution vise à inscrire ces montages dans une perspective...

French Abstract: L'objectif de cette recherche est de faire ressortir l'impact des investissements dans les infrastructures de télécommunication dans les pays de la CEDEAO. Les analyses faites dans cet article portent sur les impacts des infrastructures de télécommunications du point de vue...

L’investissement public est un outil essentiel pour relever les grands défis –changement climatique, évolutions démographiques, transformation numérique et chocs économiques et autres – auxquels est confrontée la société. L’investissement contribue à poser les fondations de la...