The objective of this paper is to explore the feasibility and efficiency of inflation targeting as a new monetary strategy in Morocco. Inflation targeting (IT) is a strategy that aims primarily at controlling inflation and makes it its main objective, but it goes well beyond the simple adoption...

Can the Moroccan and the Tunisian financial systems withstand the consequences of adopting IT, and is IT the appropriate monetary policy for them? There are many crucial requirements for the success of IT including independence of the central bank, fiscal discipline, a flexible exchange rate,...

This paper argues that unemployment persistence in countries like Tunisia is not caused only by labor market rigidities and by population growth. The size of the informal sector and the low level of investment within the formal sector and in public infrastructure and services are other important...

Two opposite views can emerge when analyzing the Tunisian development experience. The first is a view of success and achievements, and the second is a view of a country facing a lot of weaknesses and challenges. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategic factors regarding the...