Deforestation is a phenomenon that has largely been concentrated in the developing world. We construct a theoretical model of deforestation that focuses on the factors affecting the incentives to transform forested land into agricultural land. We show that: (i) lower discount rates and stronger...

[fre] Politique économique et perspectives de croissance dans les économies émergentes d'Afrique. . Nous évaluons le potentiel de croissance des économies d'Afrique à l'horizon de 2010. L'analyse s'appuie sur l'estimation d'un modèle de croissance en données de panel, pour 39 économies...

[eng] From nominal to real depreciation : the factors of african devaluations effectiveness. . Many developing countries used devaluations in order to depreciate their real exchange rate. The degree of devaluation effectiveness, i.e. how much nominal depreciation leads to real depreciation, is...

[eng] This article argues that the effectiveness of the CFA francs devaluation was greater in Cameroon than in Cote d'Ivoire unlike the opinion which is generaly drawn from the evolution of the real effective exchange rates. This conclusion is based on the change of wages, international prices,...

In this paper they examine whether absorptive capacity can constitute sufficient justification for rejecting the proposal of a large aid increase to support the ‘big push’. They argue that the probability of a poverty trap exists for many countries, in particular the least developed...

In spite of fifty years of presenting regional integration as a key element for Africa?s development, its progress remains stunted by several factors among which the insufficient funding dedicated to integration projects. For increasing this funding and its effectiveness, we need equitable...

In this paper we consider the link often alleged between ethnic diversity and the growth rate of GDP per capita. We first assume that it is ethnic polarization rather than ethnic fragmentation that is harmful for growth so that the relationship may be nonlinear. Second, we hypothesize that the...

State fragility is a concept that emerged among the international community of donors in order to adapt aid policies to particularly difficult situations. Fragility has thus been measured to design a special treatment in favour of fragile states, otherwise left behind. In this context, but...

We examine whether absorptive capacity represents a valid reason to reject the proposal of a large aid increase in order to help poor countries to move out of the underdevelopment trap. We consider absorptive capacity, the set of limits to an effective use of aid inflows, under for main aspects:...

We examine whether absorptive capacity represents a compulsory reason to reject the proposal of a large aid increase to support a big push. We argue that poverty trap is a probability for many countries, in particular the Least Developed Countries and that an aid increase is relevant for them....