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L’objectif de l’étude est d’analyser la relation entre l’aide au développement et le prélèvement public. Il s’agit de d’évaluer si l’aide incite les pays receveurs à réduire leur taux de prélèvement, autrement dit s’il existe en effet d’éviction des recettes publiques...

When compared to other developing countries, most Sub-Saharan African countries are characterized by a disappointing level of development. Among the factors explaining this poor performance, the inadequate supply of public goods is often advocated. This inadequate supply is due either to poor...

The aim of this paper is to explore the channels of transmission of the fluctuations in the world price of cocoa to the consumer of chocolate bars in France. This case study can be considered as an illustration of a more general pattern of asymmetric vertical price transmission in the...

There is a common perception among consumers that the retail prices respond faster to an increase in the price of raw material than to a decrease. This paper aims at testing the existence of such asymmetric price transmission in the cocoa-chocolate chain on the French market. Two types of...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the determinants of public health expenditure in developing countries. This is done through an econometric analysis of panel data for 61 countries. A special interest is devoted to the role of external financial constraints, on corruption and on two aspects of...

The evolution of regional policy between the Mao era and the Deng era generated much debate concerning inter-provincial disparities and the trade-off between efficiency and equity. The aim of this paper is to explore the existence of regional growth spillover effects looked for Deng’s policy....

China experiences rapid growth in urbanization. This paper investigates whether openness may, ceteris paribus, partly explain the urbanization process. Trade openness and foreign direct investments are often regarded as important explanatory variables during the nineties. However, the impact of...

Cet article a pour objet d'évaluer, dans le cas des expériences d'inflation chronique de l'Argentine et d'Israël, l'effet sur l'inertie du taux d'inflation de la crédibilité de la politique économique. La variable de crédibilité est construite à partir du ratio entre les encaisses MI en...

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