This paper contributes to the literature by looking at the possible relevance of the structure of the financial system-whether financial intermediation is performed through banks or markets-for macroeconomic volatility, against the backdrop of increased policy attention on strengthening growth...

Although trade liberalization is being actively promoted as a key component in development strategies, theoretically, the impact of trade openness on poverty reduction is ambiguous. On the one hand, a more liberalized trade regime is argued to change relative factor prices in favor of the more...

Nous proposons un indicateur d'intensité de l'activité cyclonique calculé au niveau pays par année. Cet indicateur, simple, utilise des données historiques géolocalisées sur les cyclones, leur puissance, leur position, dont nous déduisons la part du territoire touchée, et leur durée....