We examine the empirical validity of the Fed Model and the Graham and Dodd model for five countries and over a time period spanning three decades by applying the Enders and Granger (1998) and Enders and Siklos (2001) threshold unit-root and cointegration tests. Our results support the hypothesis...

By its nature, bank money is endogenous, but its issuing is risky and presupposes the presence of banks' shareholders' funds. Shareholders' funds give banks the means of dealing with the difficulties involved in the process of money creation and which are inherent to the banking activity:...

This research investigates the comparability and convergence of the French standards and the IFRS in 2004 and 2005. First, this paper exposes different strategies about accounting standardisation in presence of the IASB's standards. Based on two criteria's; the degree of implication of public...

In a concern to go further than a simple static report and to address poverty in its immense complexity, this study analyses its evolution over a period of time in relation to the macro-economic and social dynamics at work in Africa. On the basis of a certain number of elements of analysis,...

Information systems (IS) research has examined a broad range of factors influencing the effective adoption of information technology (IT). However, so far, much remains to be done with respect to the exact role played by socio-emotional processes and their influence on IT adoption in the...

If legal audit is an institution recognized by a wide public, joint audit seems unknown. As financial information and auditor opinion are challenged, we wonder about the efficiency of a joint audit regulation in French limited companies. From the normative conceptual framework of the efficiency...